The Asp

"The Asp"
Time and death, inseparable,
The consequences, irreparable. The oldest of lovers, preceding life,
Gray machinations, a turn of the scythe.
A lovelorn child withers before our very eyes,
Tries to recapture their youth, shudders, dies.
Black cloaked putrid liturgy spewing forth from rotten lips,
Time embraces death,
Fetid corpulent kiss.