of webs, Wings, and windows

I saved a frightened pair of wings today

caught by the chance of my eye

struggling in a sliver of light

- silent panic 

her rush to escape 

the adrenaline surge

her fluttering cry

quiet pauses upon this surreal edge

between life and what isn't  

and I moved toward her

tearing through the silk 

to spare her from this ironic web

set free from the trap

of a dead spider






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