The Black Widow

Another day
A little more information
It’s more than clear
She’s the Black Widow.

She hides in her web
Rough and sticky
The silk indomitable
to the unwise
Waiting quietly for her prey.

If she’s disturbed or threatened
She’ll rush to bite
But mostly she just lays in wait
For her victim to come to her.

When he’s firmly ensnared
In her inescapable web
She sinks in her teeth
And ever so slowly
Sucks the life right out of him.

By the time the acute pain hits
It’s too late.
She has him and won’t let go.
Cramps, weakness, tremors
As the nervous system comes under attack
He can’t breathe
He’s dizzy
Feels like a heart attack.

She’s the black widow

Her mate wanders in search of her
Unaware that their coupling
Could be his last.
When he has served her purpose
She becomes his executioner,
Insecticide
His greatest fear

Not only does she destroy him
But she devours him as well
Taking everything that is his
Leaving nothing behind.

She may spawn young
Many in fact
But she’s the black widow
And only a few will survive

She is savage, brutal
A cannibal at heart.
Most of her babes
Will never see the light

She has no use for them
Even before they have a chance
They will die
Consumed as if they had no worth.

She is the evil doer
dangerous, poisonous, toxic
She may fool by her hourglass shape
But only a fool will respond.
Blinded by her false appeal
Trapped in her invisible web.

She is notorious
For her bloodthirsty courtship
And yet he is drawn to her.
He doesn’t know why.
Allured by a power
Beyond his understanding.

She is the Black Widow.