The Snake Box | Teen Ink
  1. Home
  2. Poetry
  3. Free Verse
  4. The Snake Box

The Snake Box

April 24, 2014
By bay_JP SILVER, San Francisco, California
More by this author
bay_JP SILVER, San Francisco, California
5 articles 1 photo 10 comments

Favorite Quote:
Be yourself. Everybody else is already taken.

View profile

"What's in this box?" when you see it you ask
It's not even the size of a very small flask
Well, it looks so old and it's been here a while
Something hides in the depths and it's something vile
Designed for a jumpscare, a hair raiser too
When you pull back the knob, it comes out at you
"Oh go on, pull it back" and you do, it's a snake
You scream and you throw it, the tiny box breaks

© Kimber E., Yorktown, VA

The author's comments:
I wrote this for English class. It's about a simple toy from Morocco where when you pull back the cover, a wooden snake comes out at you. It can actually be quite scary the first time. Enjoy! Critique and good votes appreciated!
Post a comment
Submit your own

Similar Articles

Previous Next
Poetry
The Top
By imperfection GOLD
Gilroy, California
imperfection GOLD, Gilroy, California
17 articles 9 photos 45 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Dream as though you&#039;ll live forever, live as though you&#039;ll die today.&quot;<br /> ~James Dean (1931-1955), American Motion Picture Actor, symbol of rebellion

View profile
Poetry
Never The Same
By sHaDoWnInJa PLATINUM
West Jordan, Utah
sHaDoWnInJa PLATINUM, West Jordan, Utah
31 articles 0 photos 3 comments
View profile
Poetry
Death At Your Door
By sHaDoWnInJa PLATINUM
West Jordan, Utah
sHaDoWnInJa PLATINUM, West Jordan, Utah
31 articles 0 photos 3 comments
View profile
Poetry
Breathing
By costarican93 GOLD
Washington, Louisiana
costarican93 GOLD, Washington, Louisiana
14 articles 0 photos 33 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;The city looks so pretty do you want to burn it with me?&quot;- Hollywood Undead

View profile
Poetry
Summer Day
By Lost-In-Life GOLD
Whitby, Other
Lost-In-Life GOLD, Whitby, Other
11 articles 0 photos 299 comments

Favorite Quote:
It&#039;s never to late, if it weren&#039;t for the last minute many things would never get done!

View profile
Poetry
Afraid of Always Loving You
By MariaMarie DIAMOND
Washington Court House, Ohio
MariaMarie DIAMOND, Washington Court House, Ohio
70 articles 0 photos 181 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Life&#039;s a mountain on a beach&quot;-Unknown<br /> &quot;Will: This is either madness or brilliance. Sparrow: It&#039;s remarkable how often those two traits coincide.&quot;-Pirates of the Caribbean:Curse of the Black Pearl.

View profile

JOIN THE DISCUSSION

This article has 3 comments.

EmilytheBelleofA. DIAMOND said...
on Sep. 19 2014 at 12:51 pm
EmilytheBelleofA. DIAMOND, Athens, Georgia
81 articles 5 photos 1486 comments

Favorite Quote:
To love is to be vulnerable; Triumph is born out of struggle; We notice shadows most when they stand alone in the midst of overwhelming light.

View profile
Haha, sorry. I just like Emily Dickinson, haha. Thanks again. 
bay_JP SILVER said...
on Sep. 18 2014 at 11:29 pm
bay_JP SILVER, San Francisco, California
5 articles 1 photo 10 comments

Favorite Quote:
Be yourself. Everybody else is already taken.

View profile
Thanks. Weird to be complimented on my poetry by someone named "MissEmilyDickinson".
EmilytheBelleofA. DIAMOND said...
on Sep. 17 2014 at 7:25 pm
EmilytheBelleofA. DIAMOND, Athens, Georgia
81 articles 5 photos 1486 comments

Favorite Quote:
To love is to be vulnerable; Triumph is born out of struggle; We notice shadows most when they stand alone in the midst of overwhelming light.

View profile
This is really good. ^_^ You have a talent. I love it. Thank you for sharing this. ^_^