I spy

something that starts with s

on candystripe legs

the spiderman comes

softly through the shadow

of the evening sun

stealing past the windows

of the blissfully dead

looking for the victim

shivering in bed

searching out fear

in the gathering gloom and suddenly

a movement in the corner of the room

and there is nothing i can do

when i realize with fright

that the spiderman is having me

for dinner tonight

quietly he laughs

and shaking his head

creeps closer now

closer to the foot of the bed

and softer than shadow

and quicker than flies

his arms are all around me

and his tongue in my eyes

still be calm

be quiet now

my precious boy

don't struggle like that

or i will only love you more

for it's much too late

to get away

or turn on the light

the spiderman is having you

for dinner tonight

and i feel like i'm being eaten

by a thousand million

shivering furry holes

and i know that in the morning

i will wake up

in the shivering cold

and the spiderman is always hungry

Come into my parlour

said the spider to the fly

I have something h