Venomous Love

Her body coils around me; comforting in the shadows of the dark

Soft touch soothes me with what feels like tender love 

Held in arms of trust with scent of home 

She leaves me in clouds of warmth

In a slumber of trust, I feel her smooth scaly hands caress along mine,

She looks me into me, she sees how much i need her aprrovle and love 

Instead she spits acidic venom

Oozing, burning, blistering, I cry in confusion 

She tells me she does it in the name of love

In a blink of an eye she is forgiven 

Mom? Do you love me?