Let me build a good life
I don’t want to spend more time confined in my mind
the spiders spin webs on my spine
glittering patterns of silk, draped over bones
unselfish creatures in an unlikely home
I am scared of spiders
I don’t know why they choose me
why they live on my spine
with no attempt to be free
And when the panic starts
they sense the disaster
silk spiralling through bone
spinning thicker and faster
but there is comfort in knowing
I am never alone
they’ve shown more loyalty
than most people I’ve known
Perhaps I should honour their decoration
unwavering dedication
embrace the scurrying sensation
their determination for creation
put down all my frustration
and find some liberation.
14:01pm – 14/09/23.
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Author:
Chloe Sellers (Pseudonym) (
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- Comment from author about the poem: i feel in great intensities. i often think of my anxiety as someone that follows me around, a constant companion who is very reluctant to leave me - or like spiders scurrying on my spine. anxiety has been so difficult for me over the years. but i'm learning to make friends with my companion and i'm not as scared of spiders as i once was. i hope someday they may be friends too.
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Comments1
From your comment I wrote a poem similar, and it was called Shadow of a Doubt. Where there is always doubt and it follows you like your own shadow never leaving you. And I am reminded of it with your poem. I really liked your poem with the symbolism and visualization of spiders.
i’m honoured one of my poems made you think of your own. and i read it - very good! i’m also glad to hear of someone else describe doubt similarly. makes me feel a lot less isolated.
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