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The Spider's Web

October 30, 2010
By WordsOfWorth BRONZE, Colfax, California
WordsOfWorth BRONZE, Colfax, California
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Favorite Quote:
"Monsters are real. They live inside of us, and sometimes they win."
"The beauty of religious mania is that is one of the few infallible ways of responding to the world's vagaries...logic can be happily tossed out the window." --both from Stephen King


If I had a chance or two or three
To run backwards to the past
I’d steal that moment in a beat
Because my time is fading fast
I am, after all, only a fly
Caught in a gossamer web
And after my essence has been drained dry
I feel my life start to ebb
You wicked spider! I want to say
You tricked me from the start!
But if it’s a game he wants to play
Then I will take the part
Let’s feign death for just a moment
As I’m tangled in the past
You must tell me of your intent
Why make this horrid game last?
Ah, the trick; yes, I forgot
You’ve robbed me of my time
And even though it’s me who’s caught
It’s you who committed the crime

The author's comments:
The theme was time travel. Our teacher cut us loose. So this is what I produced.

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