Writing Prompt

Just a spider

Hiding in the attic

I eat all the bugs

But do you thank me?

No.

You scream.

You swat.

All my hard work.

I’m leaving.

I hear the basement is lovely this time of year....

Look at pictures hidden in the attic

The peaceful beach landscape

Her photography, a symptom of her misanthropy...

I creep to the attic

Of my new home

What wonders will I find?

A severed doll head

The body long misplaced

Old jewelry

Forced upon a tom boy

Dreams of mommy’s little one dead

Ancient clothes

Too musty for goodwill

But too interesting for a landfill

Probably just rat droppings

An angry pigeon or two

I should have brought a flashlight

It’s dark in here

But nothing can harm me

Monsters aren’...

The attic

Holds mysteries

And memories

Not of my own

Who were these

People who owned this home

So many years ago

And why

Are there

So many doll heads?...

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