Born in a spiders web
So silky and neat
Spreading over her crown
To her tiny, pink feet
A family of spiders
Scuttled and stalked
Weaving their way
Through dust and chalk
As the baby grew
The web threatened to break
But they repaired and spun
Around her like snakes
She was different to them
So innocent and pure
They tried to trap her spirit
With lies, secrets and lures
The child, now a teen
Succumb to their ways
Her truth unspoken
The web's now a maze
She knew no love
No heart or care
Just lies and jealousy
A world of traps and snares
Through the tunnel she shuffled
In front of her stood
A girl just like her
Someone she understood
This girl smiled and unwrapped her
From many years of web
From her bare, mucky feet
To the top of her head
What freedom she felt!
She smiled and laughed
It echoed in bright lights
Through the tunnels and shafts
The spiders squealed in the light
Angry and eight eyes blind
They could no longer contain her
No longer bind
The girls escaped together
Hands held and then she knew
This was all I ever needed
Love from me to you
May 31, 2016
May 31, 2016 at 4:35 PM UTC
Born in a spiders web
So silky and neat
Spreading over her crown
To her tiny, pink feet
A family of spiders
Scuttled and stalked
Weaving their way
Through dust and chalk
As the baby grew
The web threatened to break
But they repaired and spun
Around her like snakes
She was different to them
So innocent and pure
They tried to trap her spirit
With lies, secrets and lures
The child, now a teen
Succumb to their ways
Her truth unspoken
The web's now a maze
She knew no love
No heart or care
Just lies and jealousy
A world of traps and snares
Through the tunnel she shuffled
In front of her stood
A girl just like her
Someone she understood
This girl smiled and unwrapped her
From many years of web
From her bare, mucky feet
To the top of her head
What freedom she felt!
She smiled and laughed
It echoed in bright lights
Through the tunnels and shafts
The spiders squealed in the light
Angry and eight eyes blind
They could no longer contain her
No longer bind
The girls escaped together
Hands held and then she knew
This was all I ever needed
Love from me to you
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