Spider () I am a spider I am a sniper Awaiting spring I am on fire, this house is cold There's creaking door where the past gets in There is a grapnel that keeps locked in self contempt I am just a spider crawling through the words of a book no one ever read This New Year's chill lets me see every breath I waste A streak of TV light illuminates These crumbling walls that awaken my memory There is comfort and cruelty in this routine. I'm a cotton ball in a waterfall I am ready to let you all win I'll admit defeat if I could just sleep With a dream of your teeth marks printed on my skin I am a spider I am a sniper Awaiting spring Awaiting something There is a mistral through this room for rent I am just a sniper With no targets left But myself