The Nature of Things

By Stranger

This is the nature of things
That you tempt
The network of my arteries and veins
A perfectly woven web
A spider, incandescent green
The size of a fist
Spread out at its center
Pumping honey colored venom
You would dare
Touch a sticky thread
Exciting hunger
Fangs readying themselves
For guests
You would struggle against
This subtle adhesion
Every panicked movement
Wrapping you tighter
Bringing us closer
Until that merciful piercing
Numbing you like shock
Before I begin to feed
Slowly, deeply

A few indifferent snips
A husk falls to the ground
I spin; I mend
Hurriedly
Morning is coming
I do my best work at night

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Published on Tuesday, July 1, 2003. Filed under: "Poetry"

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Comments on "The Nature of Things"

On Sunday, March 25, 2018, Just Dave (448) wrote:

"I do my best work at night". Superb line in a great poem. JD
On Thursday, March 4, 2004, Mistress Morbid (405) wrote:

Your work is very kinky, I like that.
A former member wrote: I have never read anything like this. Its intrigue is vast and beautiful. I love it. ^aura^
On Friday, July 18, 2003, maddin foxxxy (358) wrote:

i smiled as i finished reading this..you surely can create your surroundings twirling round my mind as a tempting song...enjoyed it muchly!
A former member wrote: Seductive. This work is simply seductive. I nearly got lost. #flower#
On Wednesday, July 9, 2003, Ophelia (221) wrote:

Love this,nights most distructive predator discribed in such beauty....O
On Wednesday, July 9, 2003, anathema (50) wrote:

this is delectable... the way it's written, too, is just so sensual and, as snowqueen said, chilling. the kind of poem i'd consider love poetry.
On Sunday, July 6, 2003, Aurora_Light (472) wrote:

i like
On Thursday, July 3, 2003, SnowQueen (59) wrote:

Chilling and sexy in a weird way... I loved it. Keep up the amazing work Stranger......
On Wednesday, July 2, 2003, nell (270) wrote:

wicked i like the view point of the spider=)
A former member wrote: I like this it is weird and that is a vary good thing
On Wednesday, July 2, 2003, CharlottesWeb (509) wrote:

Ok, I must be incredibly dense. But I’m not on the ball with this one. Don’t get me wrong I like it…yup, yup…most extraordinary and sensitized work…yet *scratches head* I don’t quite get it. Lol. ~DW~
On Tuesday, July 1, 2003, KittyStryker (710) wrote:

wow... WOW. amazing. it's the seductive danse macabre. it's survival, but oh, what sweet taste the capture offers... lingers.
On Tuesday, July 1, 2003, Jonas (715) wrote:

ms. muffet is lucky she didn't run across you... or is she? ... lurid and fantastic, i love it.