Spiders

April Fox
in the corners
shadows reaching out
spiders on my skin
electric legs and needle teeth
digging into me
shredding me
a hair's breadth at a time

eventually i will simply
disintegrate.

there are mirrors and ghosts and movies played back
in slow motion and without sound
but the curtains are coming down
and we are suffocated
by the darkness they leave.

Published by April Fox

When she isn't writing for sites like livestrong and typef, April can usually be found with her head in a book, lying in the sun blowing bubbles, or perched near the stage listening to music and trying to av...  View profile

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  • Stanley W. Shura5/6/2010

    Love your sensory feast - both the literal AND figurative! Very vivid and ponderous close. :)

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