THE SPIDER (copyright 2018 Gus Stagg)

A slant of light, a bent refraction
Passing through a water jar

Impermanence at the junction
Is this where we are?

(Is this where we are?)

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All this knowledge - aren't we something?
The way we've come and gone so far

Impermanence at the junction
Is this where we are?

(Where we are)

The smell of summer's fermentation

Has a medicated power
The spider's in her web

She's waiting to devour

(To devour)

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In my ramshackled structure
In the form of a man

Impermanence at the juncture
Is this all I am?

(Is this all I am)

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The spider's bite is sure to puncture
The insect doesn't get too far

Impermanence at the juncture
Is this where we are?

(Is this where we are?)

The smell of summer's fermentation

Has a medicated power
The spider's in her web

She's waiting to
The spider's in her web

She's waiting to devour

(To devour)

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A slant of light, a bent refraction
Passing through a water jar

Impermanence at the junction
This is where we are.

(Where we are)