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The Spider, a short story by Richard A. Ridley. Date added: 2011-01-01. Times viewed: 4779.

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Intro: I called him Boris. He stayed around for a week or two and then went back out into the garden. I hope it all worked out for him.

The Spider

The spider in my bathroom is waiting for a fly,

To my knowledge he’s caught nothing since last week,

Every time I use the basin I can feel eight beady eyes,

Haunted,

Hungry,

Staring,

As I’m brushing at my teeth,

I’ve thought of catching flies myself,

To ease his hungry hunting load,

Or buying chocolate-covered ants,

From the all-night deli down the road,

With his hungry eyes and his hairy legs,

He cuts such a forlorn figure,

But it occurred to me that the more he eats,

The more he will get bigger.

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