A POEM FOR BRANDON SNUFFER

From his Biggest Fan

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Shaky Snake

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you shaky snake, won't take the bait

you know you'll fail the test

 

you slither on, your belly low

on a dark and cowardly quest

 

with a broken gaze and pitiful ways

you try to leave your mark

 

but what you yield is evidence still

of your sad and wounded heart

 

why the mask? some will ask

why not show your face?

 

it's light that you are seeking here

yet darkness you embrace

 

we know your name, you're in 9 kinds of pain

and they're all presenting chronic

 

desiring war - is vengeance yours?

allow the light to be your tonic

 

your lonely soul is an empty bowl

and all your demons have a name

 

and they're pointing you to other souls

in search of one to blame

 

in the shadows you lurk with your evil smirk

upon your victims not expectant

 

stop your hiss, come out from the abyss

for light in the best disinfectant

 

your addictions fuel your inhibitions

and keep you up at night

 

your unjust motives and sinister spirit

fill you full of spite

 

this guilt belongs to you alone

for your ego is a knife

 

so seek no other or another

to blame for your lot in life

 

all have sinned - that's the truth, amen?

but you rise to be the judge

 

and spit your venom for no reason at all

just for an empty grudge

 

you have no base, no reason, no case

to justify your actions

 

you're bitterness cold has grabbed ahold

and you've aligned with evil factions

 

you're empty and you're hollow

you have nothing of which to be proud

 

you're life has amounted to what little you are 

and you hide behind your shroud

 

your pretending is never-ending

you've always been a fake

 

but we take pity, you're so itty bitty

a simple, shaky snake

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so once more, I do implore

rise to this occasion

 

clear your name one way or the other

and put an end to your evasion

 

saying what you will to our face is a skill

but trust us, we will make it

 

or here's the test! let's give this a rest

you could just come and take it?

 

if it's help you need, I'll make this plea

we will indeed commit it

 

but the first step in getting help

is that you must admit it

 

we've all been there, to be fair

where loneliness is your only friend

 

and all our vices burry our nices

and we ride them to the end

 

whatever they are, they're never far

and they're probably why you shake

 

they show themselves and rear the heads

when you lay in bed awake

 

you hide them away, "I'll be okay"

and you buy into that lie

 

but there's their rattle and you feel that battle

monsters emerging inside

don't give up if you've had enough

is this really who you are?

 

are you this angry? this cruel?

you'd take your bitterness this far?

 

maybe it's factly, that this is you exactly

and this is just your class

 

but bring it again and see how we spin

and we'll come after your skinny ass

 

it is worth noting that I'm not gloating 

my forgiveness is already yours

 

but it's rather unfortunate the time you've lost

trying to even some score

 

forgiveness is easy, even upon the sleazy

and I've got nothing to prove

 

But I give my word - I protect my herd

Be mindful of your next move

 

the options here are really clear

and I really just don't care

 

what you do if nothing at all

this is yours to bear

 

either way, we'll be okay

all you have is your hiss

 

and to that end

much like you, I contend

a hiss is easily dismissed

 

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dismissed.