Spider!

Spider!

A Poem by Tania Leigh

I dwell in the darkest corners of your room

and in the untidy recesses of your mind;

a symbol of fear -- tiny token of doom;

a reclusive, I’m elusive and not easy to find.

 

I sit in silence in my woven silk web and

muse at your silly human complexities --

‘til the rising moon summons you to your bed,

I’ll delve into my simplistic arachnidan fantasies.

 

I’ve studied your habits and learned them well.

I know the precise moment that you’ll fall asleep

by the times I watched as your chest rose and fell,

so I bide my time until your breathing is deep.

 

The clock on the wall strikes eleven, and then

it’s the wond’rous moment I’ve been waiting for

when I can leave my home and begin to descend

the eight foot length ‘tween the ceiling and floor.

 

‘Tis a shame I’ve no one to appreciate my

timing and skill – I skitter this way and that

in front of the door which I must hurry by

to avoid being seen by your big ugly cat.

 

Up the bedpost and to the top of the canopy,

I pause for a moment and admire my prize;

 moments from now I will be where I long to be,

delighting at the tickle from the lash of your eye.

 

‘Tis a dangerous game I play here each night,

when you consider our vast difference in size;

my life would cease with one swat born of fright, as

I know the very sight of me you greatly despise.

 

I hunker down close to your soft, warm skin

and brace myself, anticipating the excitement

that will ensue when I bite you again and again;

awakened, you’ll scream as I scram to the vent.

 

I laugh to myself while you fumble about and

then leap in great terror right out of your bed;

you toss sheets aside and dare me to come out

with no idea I’m hanging just over your head!

 

 

© 2008 Tania Leigh


Author's Note

Tania Leigh
I am terrified of spiders, but I like to write about what I fear. This poem inspired me to host the "Phobia" contest for which I will ask entrants to do the same.

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Oops it sent a chill down my spine!These horrible creatures seem to be lurking everywhere.Its such a macabre vision to think of the spider sniggering at our complexities! A very powerful poem indeed.It is very visually evocative and picks at our anxieties and follies as well.

Posted 16 Years Ago


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very descriptive well imagined through the mind of a spider..
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Posted 15 Years Ago


Fantastic poem. Thank you for sharing. Debileah

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wow, u made me feel like i was reading a writing greatly depicted and written from a spider itself... great write

Posted 15 Years Ago


YOWZA!!! If you ever get the chance, read Robert Fulgum's Everything I need to Know I learned in Kindergarten. He tells the story of a frantic woman with a spider in her hair from the spider's point of view and it is HILLARIOUS!!!! It certainly helped me with my fear of spiders.

Posted 15 Years Ago


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I am not afraid of spiders at all, but your poem was a wonderful depcition of the fear for them. good job with this piece.

Posted 15 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Ewww .. Spiders not my friends hehe, however I do love this write. It's very interesting and this piece just flows so wonderfully. It kept my attention.

Posted 16 Years Ago


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Well done Tania - my husband got a spider bite on the ear and it stiffened up like a board - the ear not the spider. He was quite ill for a few days. We are still looking for that little beggar, the spider not the ear.

After reading this poem tonight, I think I'll be using the bug spray before we go to bed.

Creeped me out but that is good because only a good write can cause a strong reaction in a reader..
A solid 10- out of 10 girl.

Well done!!!

jen-JG


Posted 16 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

I like how you got into the mind of the spider.. the thing you fear... it was really creative. As for me I am the one who catches the spiders and lets them go outside while my big tough man jumps up and down and screams like a little girl. LOL. I can't rag on him to bad millipedes and china dolls do the same to me.

Great writing.

Posted 16 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

OMG chills.... Agh!!! Spiders=evil!!!! Great write though.... I could feel the spider crawling on me.... you have great imagery and stuff.... Great job!

Posted 16 Years Ago


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This is my favorite, so far. I happen to admire spiders, they eat annoying bugs like shoe flies and mosquitos. I can't help but see a parallel between the spider and an actual person, sucking his blood dry and sending him into a fevered panic, like a woman toying with his heart. I'm not sure you meant that, but it's what I saw. Great write, I believe I'll add it to my library.

-Travis

Posted 16 Years Ago


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4/7/08 When my "Phobia" contest is completed April 18th, and winners have been chosen and notified, I'll be leaving the cafe indefinitely to focus on my family, as well as my first book and website. .. more..

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