Spider Web

a black spider crawled down my bedroom wall
late last night
and i watched her spin her web above my
head
and wag its little black legs
showing me how deadly she
can become with
them.
i sat up
on bed
and
went to the kitchen
to get a
cup
and then came back
and caught the
black spider inside of it.
she struggled to get out
coming up the walls of the
cup
but every time she would
get close to the
edge
i would give
a good
shake

and
d
o
w
n
she goes.

we spent hours like this until
finally
i got bored of watching her struggle
and decided
to set her free
on her web above
my bed.
as soon as i placed her down
and decided to go get myself
a glass of something glorious,
i saw a defenseless fly stuck in her web -

i wanted to save him from
impending death,
but instead
i watched as she got on top of the fly
and sunk her
long milky fangs into its
struggling corpse.
the phone rang
shortly after, it was audra:

"i miss you, seth. i miss you so god damn much. don't you miss me? don't you miss my long legs?"

"i have to two hand this drink, audra. i have to go," i told her.

"don't fucking bullshit me, you son of a bitch! you fucking some other bitch?! i'll fucking rip her apart! i'll fucking rip her in two!"

"i ain't fucking no one, baby . . ."

"that's good. good. oh, god, i miss the sound of your voice. let me come over. i broke it off with Chris. i want to see you."

"i'm sorry. but i have to two hand this drink. i have to go," i told her.

"don't you love me? don't you love my long legs?"

"i love your legs. but i have to go."

"YOU BETTER NOT BE FUCKING SOME OTHER BIT--"

i hung up.
i disconnected the phone
from the wall
and walked back into my bedroom.
when i walked back in,
i saw the remains of the fly -
a leg there, another arm
here.
and the black spider
stretched its black legs over
her web and
enjoyed her small glorious
victory.

i rested under her
and watched
as i enjoyed my small
glorious
victory.