Scorpio Confessions (Revised)

Scorching day
frozen night
yet
beneath the sand
all is still

Secrets kept
secrets cherished
secrets protected
always

I color within the lines
follow the rules
do my duty
for now

Smiling as I dangle
by a frayed conscience
above a latent capacity
for great evil

With my stinger barbed
I can inflict
poisoned vengeance
and do so relish it
like a bit lip kiss

Love is my tender oasis
black hole consuming
guarded most fiercely
to the death

To call me dark
and complicated
just insults me with
thift shop clichés
that don't even scratch
my glacial veneer

I am a blackened
thorny
knot
bloodying any fingers
trying to untie me

So, relax
come closer
get to know me
if you dare

Just don't
ever
betray me
and watch
very closely
where you tread