Beheading a Serpent

Don't touch me Lysette Margaret would taste every bitter breath atop my tongue We stone stepping bachelorettes Obsequious and unseen as the carriage strung Punch drunk like the serpent's head Let's dry off in this church and smoke a cigarette At least the drought has reached its end Drink to that Twirl on stage Like some beautiful people, straight from the page Of letters I forgot to send Between the cocktail lounge and the mini bar Or somewhere along the way I became a superstar Ghastly, a fright to behold All I really want to do is get old and steady with you. Or maybe This is the house we'll haunt Like ladies Of the lake who've lost their appetite Thread Cables 'neath skin and vines What were you asking Lysette? I don't think now is the time And the light over the red truck Blinked like Eustice on her come up Twitchy and erratic Could barely see And the tires on the gravel Threatened to unravel The driver's gaze staggered me I have never been more despised Than in a lovers arms I have never been more despised Than in a lovers arms Than in a lovers arms