The SNAKE

As i gaze into the sky,
I feel my life is spent.
I look down as time flies by,
And see a slimy serpent.

The snake tempts me like it did Eve,
To squish the weak beneath my feet.
The pity I felt seems to take my leave,
The vile beast has no time to retreat.

Sudden mercy grips my soul.
I withdraw my leg and away I turn.
How strange it is for my bell to toll,
It is for all of us to learn.

The snake had struck upon my back,
One time too many as all turned black.