she
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i was lying in the dark
the only light was my phone
the stars were twinkling down
outside my window
i was lying face down
my right arm extended
my right leg planted
over to the left
foot down
i exhaled
and then there was a spider
looking at me
from under the baseboard
she started running
terrified of me
to not lose the pose
i watched
as she scrambled
behind boxes
peeking out
dashing to the next
chair leg
i just watched
and thought
what she must think of me
she crossed the room
stopped
gazed at me
and dashed off
i untangled myself
i exhaled
the world is better
when we let others live
in the order of things
it is the heart we give
i grabbed my sweater
walked outside
looked up
the moon
the stars
eternity
looking down on me
i felt a little like the spider
i closed my eyes
and whispered thank you
and me
being so very small
i do not know claim
to understand the why
only the wonder of it all
only the wonder of it all
— patty
artist unknown