Give Us a Smile

Welcome to my marshland home Did you bring a friend or did you come alone Won't you take a seat and rest your weary bones Please disregard the mess, I did not anticipate having guests Where are my manners? Would you like a tea or coffee? Any allergies or gluten free requests And that's when you realise you're surrounded by fragments of egg, a mother's love and 50 hatchlings closing in upon the nest Things to keep you up at night Panic, terror, fear and fright Your worst fears are realised Do you flounder, fight, freeze or fly A murderous killing machine Brilliant white teeth, soul unclean A lacerated snake ain't this mean She glares at you with slitted eyes Watching closely for routine Waiting to let loose 60 jagged guillotines Your final pirouette: a pivot from person to protein There is no use in struggling As you scream into red and green Your last breath an eternal gurgling Your character killed off End scene