The Snake

Kellan Barbee

sucking the venom from your lover’s lips

little by little, with true love’s first kiss

love logic blurred by a fatal eclipse

haunted in life by Snake’s bellowing hiss

cruelty bound to life with Fate’s deadly twist

sucking the venom from your lover’s lips

a dangerous game in true love’s abyss

a toxic fog exhaled with every kiss

love logic blurred by a fatal eclipse

perilous allure mortals dare not risk

a lethal dose found in true love’s last kiss

sucking the venom from your lover’s lips

sad and slowly, Fate slides through fingertips

enchanted by love in Lust’s vicious grip

love logic blurred by a fatal eclipse

by fault of none else, and only for this

you will arrive at the city of Dis

sucking the venom from a lover’s lips

love logic blurred by a fatal eclipse

Kellan Barbee is a sophomore Politics major with an English minor from Manchester, New Hampshire. He is heavily involved on campus as a Resident Assistant, a student worker at the NHIOP, and the humanitas journal, in addition to his involvement in the NHIOP Ambassadors program, the debate team, and other clubs and organizations. Kellan enjoys reading, hanging out with friends, and spending the summer months outside.