She stood there with a handful
of emotions, wreathing about,
twisting beyond clutched fingers
up arm and into heart -

and deft whispers of doubts
began to dig a hole at her
core, scoop out the heart
and toss it to the earth
beneath her feet.

She stood standing with
limp hands, hole in the
middle because shadowed
twisting snakes chewed out
her heart and slithered away