Sting

My scorpion 
Come near 
Hold me dear
And sting again 
Your poison is so sweet 
It tastes of succulent fear
When you kiss me
Venom enters my veins 
Leaving me in excruciating pain 
Then you scurry away in the dark 
And only return to bite again 
Someone please hear my cry 
Save me from his claws
That pull me close 
The ones I desire 
Yet the ones I dread 
His sting I crave 
His poison gives me life 
And yet here I stand 
With death in my heart 
And nothing but fear
Of the one I love so dear
Copyright © | Year Posted 2019

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Gauthier Avatar
May 7, 2019 at 9:12 PM
A powerful poem, Jessica. Well penned.
Krutsinger Avatar
May 6, 2019 at 5:53 PM
Wow! "The ones I desire Yet the ones I dread His sting I crave " This describes so many women I know who keep going back, until they are dead. Welcome to Poetry Soup.
Cunningham Avatar
May 4, 2019 at 2:56 AM
You see it in real life, it seems love is sometimes one sided yet they keep on going back for more. Welcome to poetrysoup. Tom.
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