One glance and you're mine One touch and you forget who you were She moves through the crowd like smoke Slipping between thoughts into their minds No words only her gaze They lower their weapons They forget their names They give themselves away She drains them Not of blood But of longing Their passion fuels her limbs Their need makes her strong Their surrender is her weapon They kneel They crave But devotion is never enough She drinks She feeds Until there is nothing left But one gaze lingers too long One heartbeat too soft It was never meant to reach her But it does Her fingers tremble Her charm falters She reaches for power It doesn’t come The spell breaks The fog lifts And they see her Not as a goddess But as a liar A prisoner of her own design They turn away She reaches But they are already gone Their devotion was her power Their obsession was her shield And now they leave her exposed They kneel no longer They crave no more The serpent is choking on her own kill