We watched her for days<\/p>\n
Clinging to the helium birthday balloon<\/p>\n
An intricate web spun<\/p>\n
from balloon to string<\/p>\n
She stayed in the middle<\/p>\n
Cast to her winds of fate<\/p>\n
A tornado from the ceiling fan<\/p>\n
Around and around<\/p>\n
No other spider<\/p>\n
Had her own carnival ride<\/p>\n
I was curious<\/p>\n
Was it enjoyable for her?<\/p>\n
Did she know she could climb down the string to get off?<\/p>\n
I wondered if she got nauseated or dizzy<\/p>\n
Did she feel overwhelmed, confused?<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
She was there for days,<\/p>\n
Spinning, swaying, swirling, dipping<\/p>\n
Dipping, swirling, swaying, spinning<\/p>\n
Her own distorted vision of a world gone mad<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
She disappeared<\/p>\n
Had she got off at last?<\/p>\n
Had she spun her way to safety?<\/p>\n
Did she meet her spiderly demise<\/p>\n
After a lunch of delicious gnat or fly?<\/p>\n
I hoped for a happy ending<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Today a confession<\/p>\n
She had been murdered<\/p>\n
My weary husband<\/p>\n
He had grown tired wondering<\/p>\n
If the spider would land in his hair<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
He either ended her misery or ended her joy<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Her web is gone<\/p>\n
The balloon still sways,<\/p>\n
Dipping spinning swirling<\/p>\n
As if she were still there<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
No other spider<\/p>\n
Dare take her place<\/p>\n
No other spider ever could<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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