Serpentine

by crowleyscardigan and jesmalestiel (originally published on AO3)

Summary:

This is a poem in the repetitive style, and is part of the GOetry Pillow Fight Event with the prompt “Cuddles”!

Notes:

This poem is part of the GOetry Pillow Fight Event with the prompt “Cuddles”!

Jes Personal Note: I’ve never done a collab with poetry before, and this has been really fun! Please do subscribe to the series on AO3 because we have more poems coming towards you later in January!

Serpentine

Serpentine,
Your form you call a flaw,
A curse. But I never saw it
That way. Have you seen your scales
Glisten in the sun? Perhaps if I joined you,
You’d believe me when I call you
Beautiful. 

Serpentine,
A form I mirror
As I twist my essence into coils,
My scales a soft and shining cream
To contrast with your obsidian,
My sapphire eyes locked with your gold.

Serpentine,
I wind myself around you.
Even devoid of arms,
I seek your embrace.

Serpentine
We lie together,
Twisting around each other,
A caduceus in our garden.
You called this form a curse,
But entwined like this, it feels
Like a blessing.