Along Came A Spider

I remember the first time that I saw him, in the middle of the night;
In the corner of our downstairs powder room, he thought I wanted him to fight!
He stood up all poised to attack me, if I came to him more near;
I said, “No, no, my little spider, there is nothing you need fear”!
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“I’m sorry if I scared you, and bad vibes to you I send”;
“Your life is very dear to me, and I’d like to be your friend”!
“For I come here very often, in the hours before dawn”;
“I want to get to know you, and us always get along”!
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He seemed to understand me, realized him I’d never harm;
For a week we kind of bonded, ingested each other’s charm!
But a few days ago, he seemed to teeter, his legs began to sway;
No longer could he stand tall, and do the games that we would play!
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I thought maybe I could save him, so I put some lettuce near his side;
I watched him come to see it, and he knew that I had tried!
But yesterday I found him, laying lifeless on the floor;
My little sweet Arachnid, please rest in peace for evermore!
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                              I love you spider
                      We bonded so very close
                           No web of lies this