Compelled
Compelled by the wintry weather
We stayed in, the haven from the chill a tether
Walked along the corridor past the Christmas tree
Standing there lighting up the December spree
Compelled by the delicate décor so incandescent
With the radiance from the light subtle and ever so pleasant
Absorbing the inherent warmth it gave off
Loneliness replaced by compassionate comfort into which we morph
Compelled by a rustle, we discerned a diminutive life in there
Wriggling in there somewhere
And there it was, a sweet little spider
All alone, spinning his web, an intricate thing he would embroider
Compelled by the tiny form of life making its poem
We let him be, named him Ted, now a part of our humble human-arachnid dome
Ted would sit tight everyday, sight of him making us pause a moment
For all, he gave us certainty until he wasn’t
Compelled by Ted’s impact, we left the shrine untouched
That must have brought home an even tinier one, Ted Jr, to who’s reassuring presence we clutched
And modestly the unmarred web spanned
Making us wonder while creating Ted’s own little hinterland
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