Spider's Nest

Your hair is a spider's nest

entangling me and threatening

to burn me with its fiery red heat

as you once burned for me

Your eyes are a tranquil kelp forest inside a raging ocean

trapped in the crater of an insurmountable mountain

displaying everything without revealing a thing

As your serpent tongue imperceptibly juggles illusion and truth

and intermingles the forbidden with venomous lust

Your face is so pale like moonlight

strategically freckled with craters

creating imperfect perfection

the quintessence of uncaring beauty

Your supple neck is a bee hive

so sensitive

so sweet

so tempting

so dangerous

Your voice is the honey

infused with sweet nectar

one cannot grasp it

without threat of being stung

Your laughter shakes mountains

crumbling under the weight of joy

your tears flood the world

cleansing mankind of defenses

Your arms are coiled serpents

wrapping around so pleasantly

and never letting go

of anything that still lives

Your hand is the warm touch of the sun

caressing and sustaining those beneath it

burning those who get too close

and blinding those who cannot turn away

Your legs are the gentle movements of a ray

elegant beyond comprehension

a dance with nature itself

unfit for the lowly eyes of man

Your feet are the most precious pearls

found in so unlikely a place

it is difficult to believe they are really there

Your touch is food and water

sustenance itself

without which life cannot thrive

and is left in shriveling wastelands

Your smile is the beauty of the stars

awesome

fleeting

unforgettable

Your body is a meticulously trimmed rosebush

testament to sacrifice

you've selflessly made for yourself

ensuring that your image is unscarred

by the past you've so easily forgotten