she moves in whispers,
a shadow draped in midnight silk,
trailing poison kisses in the dark--
a promise, a warning, a lullaby of death.
her fingers weave unseen threads,
spun from sugared lies and honeyed venom,
each thread a pulse, a heartbeat,
a trembling thing waiting to break.
men call her beautiful,
never knowing beauty has teeth,
has patience,
has hunger that does not beg but...
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