snakes like sweet water

and they can sense it from miles away.

if it’s in the air, this way they will come.

snakes like sweet water 

and never do they thirst until the season changes.

the scent of revitalization fills the air 

and they will swarm. 

they are clever and cunning and move fast;

they know the ground you walk on.

snakes like sweet water and never are they quenched;

don’t be fooled by the hiss and the hope.