Startling Likeness

Yes it is descriptive only,
the unbearable pain of denudation,
like blue heartache.

Touching the extremes, you
become desperate to-
reach the first letter.

The word will form later.
The virtue of knowing-
the unknown was a punishment,
you cannot untie the knots.

You must know the trick of-
the trade. How to come back
alive after touching the skin
of a viper?

No celebration to mark-
the anniversary of the assassin.
Life itself takes the award.