Thank you, Anni. Maybe I'm a masochist because I do like making things difficult for myself. I considered rhyming each line as well, but that was a bridge too far. Perhaps next time...
Oh, I’m poisonous alright,
and pretty as sin with my diamond shaped colours,
my great, chiselled head and bloated body,
but my heart’s as dark as the night,
the forest night, that is,
deep in the undergrowth where the stars don’t reach
and I lie camouflaged,
waiting for you.
Line count: 8
Free verse
For Express It In Eight, 12.20.22
Prompt: Write a poem about something poisonous.
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