slithering within

her words wither

with a widowed tongue

forked and serpent-like

frothing with venom

swaths of blood

violent cadence - vitriol and viscous - deafening with time - numbing

each victim's voice reaches inaudibility, becomes blurred.....slurred

a marksman with bite

precision to pierce but without bloodletting

a slow draw

the damage deepens when over time

bleeding beneath layers

weak and controlled - left lifeless - tyranny and torture - somehow still shamed 

opening my heart brought bare, her fangs