living rent free in the sunroom
there’s a spider
living in the sunroom
there’s plenty of food
underneath the couch
sometimes
I see it racing to & from
as if it’s either
scared of me
or its own shadow
I don’t see any other
insects
in the house
so it must be doing its job
and as long
as it doesn’t bother me
especially in my sleep
then I’m okay
with it living here rent free
but one false move
I swear
that little dude
is out of here
october two thousand twenty-four
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