Serpentine
Ssssss...
Pressed against a precipice Arrested by the rest of this Feeling something gone amiss Snake unseen begins to hiss Flustered now with options few Heart it starts its racing too Wrapped inside a prison blue Movement hampered anew Frantically eyes will wander One becomes forced to ponder If that hiss came from yonder Or is it a quicker responder? Coming down to fight or freeze Trying not to sink to knees Hoping for a path of ease Options dying on the breeze An idea springs new to life Hand upon a camping knife Best way to avoid the strife Posed by local wildlife Then I see it, eyes as slits Shifting stance, closer it gets Striking as the timing fits Action based battle of wits
"The strife posed by local wildlife". To me that means MAGA, ICE, BP, And the knife is ending their existence on this earth. A sharp blade my favorite weapon.