Arachnophobia

Arachnophobia: An abnormal fear of spiders. This is apart of my "Phobia" series of poems, feel free to check out the others!

As you spin this web of deceit

I realize, there is no way to retreat.

Barely able to breath

it's impossible to conceive

that every lie you told I believed.

Caught-up

in this crazy design of confusion,

your lack of truth

brought life to this illusion.

Was it love or lust

that stole my trust?
Leading me to this path of foolishness...

sown in the silk

of ignorance and guilt,
Not wanting to feel the wrath of loneliness.

By your many eyes

I've been hypnotized,

brainwashed to the point of no return
Passion is your poison,

and as it flows it burns.

Sanity hanging on by a thread

while thoughts of you

I strain to shed.

You left me cold,

surviving on my spirit,

getting closer to my soul.

Leaving me encapsulated,

almost mummified

Suffocating in this web

...barely alive

Author's Note

i wrote this while going thru a break up in high school, so at the time it seemed earth shattering lol... i know better now ;-)

Reviews

[KAOlmsted]

Oh thank God it's not really about spiders, because I actually suffer from this very real phobia, and the only damn reason I clicked on this is because I'm supposed to face my fears...so...*phew*...thank God it's not really about spiders!

I hate spiders. Yet, they fascinate me. When I see one, I go paralytic...my whole body goes numb...but...I study them, because they are strangely beautiful. I just shuddered in my seat. Literally.

Wait...what were we talking about? Oh yeah. I like your poem. Thank God it's not really about spiders.

;-)

[Sirius King]

LOL....whos to say its not about a real spider???...hmmm the plot thickens lol

thanx:-)

[KAOlmsted]

b*****d spiders :-p

[Sirius King]

curse them :-))

[SHEEMA HUQ]

i could feel the layers of your loss and dispair, isn't poetry a good way to tackle difficult emotional issues? Some people are more practiced at channeling through poetic expression than others...i must say it is not a route that I adopt very often, i like your effort though.

[Sirius King]

thank u once again :-)

[minisla]

a mere stepping stone in life one on which you look back on and wonder why?

[Sirius King]

very true,,,thanx4 ur comment!

[riskrapper]

good extended metaphor

[Sirius King]

thanx

[BIIKAY]

UR A GREAT WRITER!!! KEEP UP GOOD WORK, I ENJOY READING THEM, THEY APPLY TO THE REAL WORLD EVERYDAY KINDA DEAL. :)

[Sirius King]

thanx, i try and write from personal experiences so ppl can relate

[Faraway Sado]

An overall realistic and beautiful piece of writing... the concept itself is very powerful and it is really very shocking to feel such a contrasting comparison between betrayal and this web... very well done...

[Sirius King]

thanx,,, i wrote this in high school so its a lil overdramatic lol, but i think it works lol

[Ahmad Cox]

I love the metaphors in this poem

[Sirius King]

thank u

[John Phoenix Hutchinson..]

There is a really great poem waiting to get out of these lines.
It came to me in waves good and bad which normally means it needs an edit or two.

[Sirius King]

thanx for the constructive criticism! i wrote this a few years back, i do need to change a few things