Let the spider bite you, Love.
She said, "Let the spider bite you, Love."
and I didn't have to choose.
Long legs wrapped their way 'round me,
and I prepared to lose.
My soul she takes from me complete,
our seconds turn to years.
I let her bury fangs so deep,
Whispers drown out all my fears.
Her muscles cinch and fasten tight,
trespassing with each touch.
Our pulses racing with all our might,
Our skin meets and hands clutch.
Silk webs suspend on through my mind
Her smile stalks me there.
She marked the territory lines.
Her heart beyond compare.
She nestled in behind my breath –
shook, vibrated, hummed, and planned.
She'd make my house her home unless –
I showed myself, a man.
Her magic eyes, they danced and leapt.
Her sound surrounds and floods.
Her hissing seethes, my spirit wept.
I played her games with blood.
No higher stakes than brands
and bonds, I tie myself to her.
I loose the tension of her strands,
Her anger starts to stir.
A question here, suspicions there,
the small hand starts to turn.
Her eyes go dim, love draining clear –
my heart she drops and spurns.
Dainty poison slips right in,
I stagger, beg, and moan.
Beneath my skin, sin spears like gin,
More than I have, I've loaned.
She runs away to wicked strays,
eight eyes never looking back.
I fall away – my soul astray –
Old course, I've lost your track.
No home for me – a husk bereft,
a man becomes a shell.
I cry and plea, no sympathy,
sweet poison brought me hell.
She said, "Let the spider bite you, Love,"
and I didn't have to choose.
Long legs wrapped their way 'round me,
and I prepared to lose.