Slippery When Wet

I have always been an escape artist

A slippery eel

Just when I convince you that you have me

I become like liquid

And slip through your fingers 

Gone before you ever realized I began to descend

But I don’t want this anymore

I need to remove myself from the water

So my scales can harden

And someone can hold me loosely in their grip

But be warned

Forcing me never ends well

I am nothing if not cunning

And you can’t trick 

The one who always loses