“O what a tangled web we weave when first we practice to deceive.”
—Walter Scott
“Ouch, dammit! Stupid freaking spider!”
—Me
“Spider Bait”
Spiders help or hurt
Depending on one’s point of view
Mine is somewhat jaundiced
Having suffered bites of every hue.
Apparently my bedclothes
Harbor an arachnid
A sneaky little bastard
Who preys upon my bare shins.
Thoroughly I search the sheets
Looking for this menace
If he be wise he’ll run away
Or serve a fatal sentence.


ooh-er
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That’s a hell of a bite. Either you’re allergic or it’s venomous.
In other news, that jumping spider is cute as hell. We have ultra-tiny ones here with black and white stripes called Zebra Jumping Spiders (yeah, the taxonomists aren’t poets) that dart away when you lean in close to admire them. I look forward to them every spring.
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I never saw “my” spider. Hopefully I crushed it in my sleep.
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I have lots of sympathy for you. I’ve occasionally had spider bites before and they’re no fun at all. Anyway, what did I ever do to the spider?
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Apparently they only bite in defense, so whatever you’ve done it was a biting offense.
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I may have made rude faces in my sleep or something.
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Possibly. Rude faces get to those arachnids every time.
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