orb-weaving yellow garden spider

poem by me ♡

I walk the spiral path

wandering out, brushing
against life, collecting shards
of light and sustenance
then returning to my center

painting my skin with glow
and dreams, jotting down
meaning, identity, words
onto tongue and into heart

looking myself in the eye
as I fade and reform, as I shed
one version and live another,
a silent and loud weaving

wandering out, brushing
against life, collecting puddles
of light and sustenance
then returning to my center

I am the spiral path 

♡

Science info in the graphic referenced from National Wildlife Federation and University of Florida - Entomology & Nematology.