Green-Eyed Lover

From Halley Sherwood

I would never date the same man twice
No, how silly.
I date the same man hundreds of times
Over and over and over

Me kicking him out
Him coming back 
in a different body
with more spite and more 
love every time

Every now and then I think
I've escaped him
finally learned 
to spot his scales 

but then I feel my neck hairs stand up 
and looking into the eyes
of my nice
new
lover

I notice, horrified 
that memorable cold green glint 
in his brown eyes
and I know 
he's found me once more