(If a viper in its nest says beware it is a viper's nest we're in, is the viper-truth really truth?)
THE VIPER
Beware the viper
its flickering tongue
and pretty speeches that say
it’s a viper’s nest we’re in
and poison stings
sharper than nettles or wasps
yet it coories in
weaving its slip-slither coils
into folded plaits
running like quick-silver
or words softly spoken
and what it says
the second cousin of truth
only eat of this apple
so you shall know
all things
and you shall know
lies.
lies.
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