Man Spider

About an Ex

You were a serendipitous, spidery blur, spinning your lies around her so quickly that her eyes never had a chance to open.

 

Your sweet smile was venom in her veins, appearing each time her lids began to flutter awake. Gently and soothingly, closing them again. Until one cold November morning, ice settled on your transparent web. The venom froze. You froze. Her eyes opened and she looked directly at you.

 

Terrifying to be exposed, wasn't it.

 

Fire burned through her gaze, disintegrating the delicate strands of memories, feelings, and anything you. Now you're ash, drifting back into an invisible world.

 

Gone.

 

I am not an empty shell and I never will be. You did not complete me. No one does. I am a whole being, all on my own and I always will be. I am full of life and love and trust and happiness. All the things I had that you wanted, were never yours. My existence was not to sustain you.

 

What I feel for you is what I see when I look at you. Smoke and ash, dispelling through the lovely breeze.

Reviews

[RomaJ]

Very powerful and inspiring piece. My favorite line is when she broke free "The venom froze. You froze. Her eyes opened and she looked directly at you"