Sabotaged

Blowing serpentine smoke rings
into the midnight air,
her ominous silhouette
threw black dancing shadows
on pearl white walls,
as she continued
plotting
planning
manipulating
a sabotage of
the much awaited Presentation,
or a scheme to pull strings
to contest the next Appraisal,
even a Password hacking
would do, to send
her rival plummeting down
the Corporate ladder

Engrossed in scheming,
she sat oblivious
to the black cobra
which slithered into her window,
coiled under her chair,
wound itself up the backrest
Hissed
Hypnotized
Crystallized
her gaze into
Cold fear
She had found her match
Checkmate.