Snakes in suits

Poem by Katlego Sage Writes
Your face displays a smile,
But your teeth are sharp than even a knife.
There is a devils loud cry behind your giggles.
They won’t notice if they don’t study you cause you are tricky just like riddles.
You present fake righteousness, deep down you are a demon.
In you there is a leech, a parasite that preys on innocent souls to feed on.
Only a few vividly see the devil in you, your smile is just a lure.
A vision of you to others maybe tangled but to me its nowhere near blur.
You gain at the expense and pain of others.
An evil eye is what you relay to lovers.
You are a poison served in a golden cup.
And you corroded mind is always preaching hate over love.
I thought your kindness would last.
But now I feel used
Because when I think of the past,
I thought you’d never give my heart a bruise.
Why does everyone believe every word you ever said?
When people are happy why do you go on to inflict pain?
A lot of people trusted you but you hurt them instead,
And now I don’t think they will ever believe in you ever again.
Your world revolves around being fake and that’s the truth.
And your ways of life are toxic, you are a snake in a suit.
©
You might also like
View all →
PoetryEyes are windows to the soul
They say eyes are windows to the soul But mine are as dark as coal Dark that no matter how careful you try to see through them, you won’t see the pain Like a tortoise my eyes are a protective shell…
PoetryThis is a jeremiad of my hopelessly drowning emotions
From waking up at 6am for a morning jogDown the busy street downtown with my dogThe everyday hangouts and dinners after workFrom scribbling random messages into my diary every morning when I wake…
PoetryWhen Karma gets angry
Time passes by and happiness seeps awayMy mind remains a vacant playground, allowing pain to come playEmotions come and go, day by dayAll I realise is I’ve intimidated Karma, and its my time to pay

Refilwe J. Mokgatlenyane