recluse

don't mess with the spider's web
they'll wrap you up
they'll kill you dead
the best of tricks are writ in thread
that's what the spider said...
but all his eyes were red

there's just no comfort in conviction
it's said to always kill the cat
well, curiousity is a strange affliction
picking off little kittens like that

never open a stranger's closet door
if you hear it knock
please try to ignore
a sound that's better missed, for sure
is the rock of skeletons back and forth
making music against the floor

i've always been one to wander
about in this world of woe and wonder
but there will be much less to ponder
after you are six feet under

don't mess with the spider's web
they are dreamcatchers spun
out of dew and lead
so unless you want nightmares in your bed
you'd do best to keep your head...
and make sure the spiders are well-fed