john malkovich as the 'unfathomable' gilbert osmond in 'the portrait of a lady'

malkovich makes me

mix my metaphors

the

basilisk stare

rock steady

unflinching

grey slate eyes

say nothing

and everything

over and over

insistence in

bloodless lids

half-lowered

crocodile calm

caught

trapped in his weblike traces

clingy tendrils

immobilise

make you quiet

submit to his will

passion is petrified

a cobra

coiled for the kill

seduces with stillness

seduces you still

the voice

a whisper, a promise, a threat

a soft chill

it slides like a slug across the nape of your neck

and bites

something scary

something sexy

something in control

makes you lose control





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