So engrossed in my book I was
I never heard him coming
Past my eyes a knife did flash
So sudden that it shook me

I must admit I jumped and screamed
Like a girlie I must have sounded
Landed back in my chair so hard
That on the floor I ended

A face so black looked down on me
And a grin with white teeth flashing
“You okay. You no worry,” he said
As a headless snake he showed me

My heart near stopped, he’d saved my life
This snake’s venom most deadly
Over and over I thanked him again
As he just kept on laughing