The Spider's Web

The spider webs
in the middle
of two black steel bars
of a vacant porch
of the early part of the day.
The black woman travel 
on foot to watch the spider's web.
The male rapist see the black woman
on the vacant porch and seize her body.
The spider notice the black woman struggle
with the male rapist and webs them together
on foot 
in the rape 
of the year.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2005

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