Each snake can bite

Poisonous or not

Some people put up a fight

Others cannot

Some want to retaliate

Some want to surrender

Some call it a stimulate

And it makes some tender

They get weak in the knees

Or weak in the soul

It gives the heart a squeeze

And makes them lose control

It tests what you can take

What you can manage

To see if you’ll break

Or if you’ll use its advantage

It takes out the worst of you

It makes you feel crazy

It gives you a different view

At least it did to me

I thought I was immune

That I could handle anything

Not be popped like a balloon

Or be used like a plaything

Then one bit me

One I thought I could trust

But when she left I was free

Our friendship to rust

I still think of it occasionally

The discare she felt towards me

But it was to happen eventually

Being left out was the key

The key to being free

The key to judge

The ability to be me

Even if I still hold a grudge

So if you’ve been bitten by a snake

Felt the venom through your veins

Learn to embrace the heartache

While your heart still remains