I REMEMBER THE SOUND

BUZZING

IN AND OUT OF BOTH MY EARS
16 ANGLED
THICK LEGS

WRAPPED
AND WRAPPED
AND WRAPPED YOU
YOUR CONSISTENT BUZZING
GETTING QUIETER WITH EACH
STICKY, FUZZY, LAYER OF WHITE ROPE
TYING YOU TIGHTLY
SUDDENLY STOPPING
SEEING YOUR BODY


STICKY
BOUNCING IN THE WEB
THE SAME SIXTEEN LEGS
CARRIED YOU
AWAY

I WAITED UNTIL YOUR BUZZING STOPPED
THE ONLY OTHER
WHO WILL EVER
KNOW ME

LIKE YOU DO

IS THE INSIDE
OF YOU

THAT HAS EATEN ME