Venom of Lethe

By Eric Heppner

She is the spider
that travels through
the shadows of people
standing still
she seeks to steal
their life away
and put off dreams
till another day

her victims wont scream
or kick or writhe
teh web is too soft
and her kiss so nice

the will sit blankly
with eyes ice cold
until slowly their muscles
turn from stones to mold

till the bones grow soft
and the fat is plenty
for that's when she'll come
to drink them empty

and still they'll sit gently
unaware that their life
is being crushed away
in apathy's vice

and as they stare upward
lethe's venom still soothing
their weak arms are tied down
never again to be moving

finally the spider reveals her head
showing the victims her full ugly name
which is lethargy
handmaiden to pain