VOICES
Spider
POETRY
Monkey
Khonnie Kounbandith I imagine jungles congested with thin silk to capture any oblivious creature struggling, refusing to give their lives to an arachnid who refuses mercy despite critters begging for a second chance the trap quivers under the weight of the silent predator awaiting a miracle, a fly shuts its eyes refusing to watch its life drain into another when the shocking sound of “ouh!” forces one eye open just a few centimeters from its face a white-masked monkey the fly sighs with relief... monkeys eat bugs — in this case, spiders as if hearing her thoughts, the monkey smiles revealing fangs of Dracula happily, spider-monkey shrieks and unwraps like a banana the skin of his winged prey
“Winged Dream” photo by Beth Swann
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