“Stop tugging at my web!”
said the Spider to the child.
“I’m losing all direction
and the chickens have gone wild.
"The husband keeps on losing sense
while banks are caving in.
The eldest is convulsing
so her mind is in a spin.
"The boy is holding tightly
to the temples of his head.
Another day of sunlight
cannot pull him from his bed.
"My tangled web keeps breaking
so I’m mending all the time.
I cannot play with dolls today,
'cause then I'll lose my mind.
"Someday I think you'll understand
my sweetest little bug.
But ‘til you do, I’m asking you,
to just give me a hug."
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Submission Name: Spider
