by Matthew Mulville

Created on: August 19, 2008

Quiet Night, Uncrossed by Flaws;
Not a Thought of the Sort to Wear the Cause.
Until Quickly and Mute Such Tickles my Brain,
With the Passing of Something Far Beyond Strain.
Out in the Corner of my Lonely Left Eye,
I See a Dark Figure Skitter on by.

Only A Moment Goes Wasted As I'm Forming my Plan.
Fast Onto Looking, I Rise To My Height.
From Corner to Corner My Shaking Looks Span.

Until I See It, A Spider, This Night!

I Take a Step Back as I Fear Such a Thing.
I Search all Around me for Something to Use.
Something Perfect With Which Its Death I Shall Bring.
Or it may Wander to my Clothes, the Bed or my Shoes.

Oh No! He Runs From the Wall to the Floor,
Behind the Bed or Under the Door!
Need to Search, Need to Search, Need to end his Reign Now!
Need to Find Where he Came From, Where he's Going and How!

Under the Bed, Between All the Sheets,
I need to Seek Out Where this Creature Retreats!
I Find Myself Crawling All Over the House.
Myself I am Guarding Like a Cat-Stalked Mouse.
I don't care how I'll put him to his End.
I just Need to Feel Peace, Now, Soon And Again!

I've Searched Every Cranny, Cupboard and Shelf.
I've Failed to Discover Where he Hides his Grim Self.
I Gather the Strength to just Flee to my Bed.
With Blankets Wrapped Around All but my Head.
I Need to Keep My Eyes Open to Sight.
For There Is A Spider Here, Somewhere, This Night!

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