Struggling to escape
The spider’s web
Michelle throws herself to and fro
The sticky threads ensnaring her
She picks off the encumbering strands
Before the spider catches her
to suck out her brain
Knowing her present state of mind
Which reverberates in her whole body as well
Michelle curses the day they presented
Her with the option
Of nightmares under control
Or those running wild
She really had no choice
On waking up
Michelle made a follow-up
with an unbridled imagination
Every ounce of her body and mind
Trying to resist by not
Digging deep into the dream morass
Some things were best left dormant
Preferably never to wake
With the past cries and hurt
As a foreboding apocalypse
Of untamed emotions
Her stretch marks told her
Of sunny skies and coffee dregs
All stitched together
As the flag of surrender
Gave her peace of mind
This revolution
Caused her to recapitulate
the spider’s aim
Finding it basically unphilosophical
And void of morality
Of course not wantingly personified
She took her scarred soul
To the sacred Buddha
And here Michelle
Found attention, independence
And a loving kindred spirit
The overriding opinion
Of quite a few of her peers was one of
Discontent
Unfathomable
To diligent foreign enterprise
She lifted the mist in her hands
Contemplating the blue sky
And cool morning air
Only seeing dewdrops and
crow wasps entangled in
The weave of the spider’s web
She prayed there be no more side effects
And not another spider’s web
Comments
fatboy74 | July 20, 2011 - 08:39
into the dream morass - too early in the morning for such good lines. :-) I really enjoyed this Pia, a lot of excellent writing here. :-)
Silver Spun Sand | July 20, 2011 - 09:46
Just brilliant, Pia. Amazing stuff, as fb says;-)
Tina
Highhat | July 20, 2011 - 12:54
You are very kind Fatboy and Tina- I really needed to hear your fantastic words after having an argument with my son and feeling a bit low. Thank you both very very much.
;)Pia
Highhat | July 20, 2011 - 12:54
Thank you cherry eds
;)Pia
insertponceyfre... | July 20, 2011 - 15:27
wow Pia - what an imagination you have!!! - and really good descriptive powers too - well done
Highhat | July 20, 2011 - 16:58
Wow thanks for that Insert- I really need to be boosted today. I am so pleased you liked this and am thankful for you telling me so.
;)Pia
The Big Bad G | July 21, 2011 - 15:43
I suspect this might be genuinely excellent, Pia. Too many good lines to denigrate the whole by picking a few of them. It's wry, complex, elegant and needs to be read properly by me when I can give it the time it deserves. Thank you!
skinner_jennifer | July 21, 2011 - 16:25
Hello Pia,
I think this has to be one of my all time favourites
of yours, the descriptions are amazing, like:-
the sticky threads ensnaring her
She picks off the encumbering strands
Before the spider catches her
to suck out her brain
and also:-
Her stretch marks told her
Of sunny skies and coffee dredges
All stitched together
As the flag of surrender
Gave her peace of mind
How did you manage to come up, with such amazing
words.
Great work.
Jenny.
Highhat | July 21, 2011 - 17:45
Hi BBG sounds like you already got something from this- thank you so much for the accolades.
;)Pia
Highhat | July 21, 2011 - 17:46
Jenny thank you very much. I'm really glad you enjoyed-
;)Pia
seashore | July 24, 2011 - 15:37
Wonderful, Pia x
Highhat | July 24, 2011 - 16:02
Thank you Coral
;)Pia