Serpiginous peccancy explodes
and corrodes the veneer of repose,
leaving it naked and exposed
to the trenchant tongues
that indulge the morose.

I dive into the sublime
waters cried by the night,
gilded and slippery sleek,
finding tranquility in the deep
as it muffles the quiver of my heartbeat. 

serpiginous-from Medieval Latin, from Latin serpere to creep]definition(medical)-slowly spreading especially : healing over in one portion while continuing to advance in another

World English Dictionary peccant (ˈpɛkənt) — adj 1. guilty of an offence; corrupt 2. violating or disregarding a rule; faulty 3. producing disease; morbid from Latin peccans, from peccāre to sin] 'peccancy — n

trench·ant   –adjective 1. incisive or keen, as language or a person; caustic; cutting: trenchant wit.