The spider,
Nature’s mystery.
To leave home her first need,
To escape the devouring of family.
Through her jeweled and silkened weave,
She sends warnings and receives messages.
Her gossamer ensnares,
Her venom paralyzes.
Humans, like spiders,
Liquidate their kind —
If there is no communication or
Retreat.
Published: One Art, 2020; photo by Unsplash