I’ve made friends
with the half-dead
spider
in my bathroom;
we watch each other’s
attempts at crawling
every morning-
him, in any
general direction,
and me,
to ease my stomach
into the toilet bowl.
he cheers for me
as I retch
and retch
and throw up
a little
stomach bile,
spit,
wipe my mouth,
thank my audience;
he’s my
best friend,
but he
doesn’t drink
unfortunately.