"Electric Spider", December 19th, 2008

The spider - the most honest of beings, but the most misunderstood,
By a world with eyes untrained to comprehend their intricacies,
Distorted views paint them as the symbol of lies -
An excuse for the world's failure to see their designs.

The spider harms none but the being who threatens it,
Consumes only those who trespass against it,
For their web is not a trap, but is simply their residence,
Responding the same way that a human thwarts an unwanted presence.

Some have said I am comparable to this creature,
My personality developing its more prominent features,
Becoming entwined in the complex web that they could not understand,
Which could have been avoided by not disturbing the strands.

However, I've also been named as a lightning storm, in the sense
That my destructive powers occasionally strike innocence,
That the beautiful chaos which my actions exude,
Does not have control over whom I exclude.

When they're combined, these two labels of mine,
They create the most complex and dangerous design,
One which is pure and destructive at the same time,
Much like the best tasting, most aromatic, but poisonous wine.

The spider cannot be killed, no force can injure it,
Water would fail to even defuse it,
It's complex designs leaving no way to confuse it,
Due to this, the world tries to refuse it.

The spider will never know companionship,
Until approached by the one who is insulated,
Understands the web's power to ensure they are prepared,
Only then will the spider's residence be shared.