Narcissa

Reflections are like a drug 
to her brain, shooting
through her eyes 
like pure cocaine 

She's drawn towards
each visual echo, as a
flame draws a moth 
in their deadly ritual

What will be her flame,
her Nemesis,  will it
be this vanity, this pride
that menaces?
Copyright © | Year Posted 2014

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