The Spider Trap

The Spider Trap

 

Look, now I am trapped

In the life I spun.

Flailing in the strands

Of this intricacy, this mess

“Let me fall

So all can be undone!”

 

Home to many spiders,

My life is silk and shadow.

Their time has finally come.

Their long legs tangle and slow

Trapped in their own webs.

They die and start to stink.

There I grasp the blade,

And begin to sever the chords and links.

 

It’s been a long time since I saw her.

We hugged and greeted each other.

“Why does your smile look fake?”

“Where did you get all his plastic?”

 

she said  I was different.

I showed the spider trap

That entangled all our lives.

Just when I was almost free,

 She leaned into me and said,

“It’s all going to be fine

Remember you have friends, smile.”

 

Easier said than done.

It’s all easier said than done.

Life is easier said than done.

Death is easier said than done.

Loving and leaving,

Laughing and smiling.

Frowning is easy

Simplicity and numbness.

 

But now I can never leave.

She spun a new chord

With which to hold me back.

One more string of promises

From which life can dangle.

 

What I need

Is something to live for

Despite my rigger mortised spiders;

Another string to hang from.

What I want

Is to finally put the knife to my throat,

And sever all ties to my reality.

 

Reviews

[James E. Peterson]

Yes I agree, STAY STRONG. :)
Well done.

[Blue Belle]

Powerful! Take Care! Stay Strong! :)

[Mike Emil]

i get caught in the blankets every moning after yukon jack excursions

[Frieda P]

Your web weaves deception and many intricacies, it also screams for redemption, very nicely put Deron. We spin our own webs many times, and then again there are those who participate in the weaving and ultimate trappings.

[Deron Alexis]

agreed we don't need help to trap ourselves but it's given anyway

[Frieda P]

You must be a member of the I Never Learn Club too....

[Deron Alexis]

premium membership very slow learner

[Frieda P]

Ha I've been president for ages....

[Deron Alexis]

lol

[gombeggar]

a few typos...check on caps and lower case u wrote...interesting idea about spiders...but they don't get caught in their own webs...mind u...human spiders often do

[Deron Alexis]

true kind of the point of it all human error

[caesarkreshen]

I think the first stanza is good and this could be shorter. Maybe even just the first stanza. Trying to get your point across is not always necessary, IMO.

[Deron Alexis]

I see thanks for the advice