Eyes Of Darkness

I mustn't be staring into the eyes of darkness
The serpent comes into perception from out of the wood work of my wilderness
Offering me all thy beauty that lies within the realm of my world
I hear his rattle hum, consumed by cunning
My land is weak yet trying with all that beens given to remain strong in my will

I stand before the fruits of my tree of morality
Given upon me since the beginning, I was present there so long ago
The consequences are a forbidden outcome
That has cost me more than what this life offers

From out of the plains of high stalks
Slitering into hindsight
I'm doomed, fangward deep into my skin
Feeling the warm elixir indused within
Simultaneously biting down into the flesh of thy fruit
Vanity swayed upon manipulation
I've begun to drown downstream

River of deceit
I've chosen my pain, baptized
Burning down in a wake of lies
Peeling off my skin and shedding pride
All for the staring into the darkness of the serpents eyes

-ADuarte