Invasion

All alone- just dust and chrome,

Free to be-to see-to be,

Anything I choose to,

Free to roam-anyplace-any land

I choose the safest pathway toward,

I look to each side first, East-West-South & North,

If precepts of threat antagonize-

If instabilities shadow shows-A glimmer-a glimpse into

Averting eyes before they see

The dangerous crawl of serpentine feet,

On beds of sand they burrow deep

Split tongue-rapid progression-snapping tail-slither on

Skin sheds the tides away- unspoken- redressed memories

Temptation flickering

If I see it coming

React I must

Better blindsided-bludgeoned-from behind

Than to enlist the presence of such a mechanism,

A defense-a preservation- a shield’s embrace

Protection spurring instinctual intention,

As the metamorphic clutch spreads throughout

Once installed the process cannot be reversed

No reformation or pills to return

Once the venom swims in vein

The transformation leaves no trace

No memories left- each erased

Wreckage without the guilt

Damaged plans this home was built

Becoming what was once despised

A fallen angel with blasphemers’ eyes

Hands of man

Talons drawn

A possession of the fragile flesh

An invitation-an Invasion from within