A life spent spinning.
That is the common trait
shared by spiders,
And me.
I’m sure every spider would say,
If only we would listen,
“there is no greater achievement,
Than a well spun web.”
The first giddy rush
As you hang on a fragile thread
That may
Or may not hold
To the scrutiny of nature.
You create a delicate structure
Of twisted phrases
Hung with dewy embellishments
To distract and awe your audience.
But over time it falls apart
Foundations break
And loose ends show
To disrupt the believable symmetry.
And then you must patiently wait
Until a clumsy foot or hand or arm
Sweeps through and tears it down
Freeing you from the façade.
Just make sure dear spider
That when your web,
Is broken and blamed.
You were not sitting in its centre
Letting it crash down upon you.
Mar 16, 2015
Mar 16, 2015 at 6:49 PM UTC
A life spent spinning.
That is the common trait
shared by spiders,
And me.
I’m sure every spider would say,
If only we would listen,
“there is no greater achievement,
Than a well spun web.”
The first giddy rush
As you hang on a fragile thread
That may
Or may not hold
To the scrutiny of nature.
You create a delicate structure
Of twisted phrases
Hung with dewy embellishments
To distract and awe your audience.
But over time it falls apart
Foundations break
And loose ends show
To disrupt the believable symmetry.
And then you must patiently wait
Until a clumsy foot or hand or arm
Sweeps through and tears it down
Freeing you from the façade.
Just make sure dear spider
That when your web,
Is broken and blamed.
You were not sitting in its centre
Letting it crash down upon you.
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