A Spider and I in my Basement
A spider
falls purposefully
from the ceiling
legs jazzy with descent
its invisible thread
of web extending
like hope
I watch because I’m afraid
also open to accepting
the spider’s place in our home
I don’t want to kill it & that
feels good in a weird way
This spider
lands gracefully on the floor
its invisible web still invisible
hope clinging to dust mites
This spider is still
watches me
watching it
we are spaghetti-western-stand-off
I make the first move
slide my back against the wall
side-step past the spider
not wanting to disturb
its traveling accomplishment
not wanting to feel the stick
of web on my face
even if that’s what
hope feels like
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VANESSA SHIELDS, writer 
Super poem Vanessa, We’ve all met with spiders! They are indeed strange ,
So often associated with witches ,women like us who dare to speak!
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On Thu, Apr 8, 2021 at 11:45 AM VANESSA SHIELDS, writer wrote:
> Vanessa Shields posted: ” A Spider and I in my Basement A spiderfalls > purposefullyfrom the ceilinglegs jazzy with descentits invisible threadof > web extendinglike hope I watch because I’m afraidalso open to acceptingthe > spider’s place in our homeI don’t want to kill it &” >
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