Theme Friday: Teeth

Near the solid dead center

of the city of Chicago

in a neighborhood known as Logan Square

on a dead end street called Chanay

lived an interesting spider

on the ceiling of a 2 flat

in a far corner of the front room.

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The spider was beautiful

with its wonderful teeth

and battleship gray coat

that covered his long athletic legs.

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She and He sat together

in the corner opposite the spider

and nearer the floor

talking out a break-up that wouldn’t take

for another few years.

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She said this isn’t working out for me

so maybe we better cut bait

and he said we’ll see

like she was a teenager

wanting to drive his car to the movies.

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Unbroken despite her best efforts

the two continued

together in their corner

watching Woody Allen

and drinking their wine.

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Toward the end of the second chianti

another spider approached the first

and He said look! he’s got a companion!

and before She could say how nice!

their spider moved forward

on his long athletic legs

and ate his new companion with his terrible teeth.

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Christine and Annie take on Teeth.