Spider Web

She has her home
controls her territory

Neither, ruthless nor cruel
but cunning
in her relentless determination

She spins her web
and waits

Who will be the
unsuspecting victim?
The next meal flies by
unknowing its fate

Until it is too late

When the prey is caught
it knows only to struggle
Which simply serves
to make matters worse
Thus, sealing its fate

Wings flapping, fanning, flopping
in a frenzy of agonizing desperation
It’s horrid last moment’s goes unnoticed
Except for the spider

She cocks her head longingly
The strands of the web
vibrate like sweet music
beneath her feet

The time has come
her wait is over

Two teenage girls walk by
and stare at the web in admiration

They giggle knowingly

Soon it will be their time

to devise their own design