Written by Allison Phillips
a george spider crawls up
my leg the third day of heartbreak
my first one what a milestone
my grandmother gave them that
name she taught the
fear of spiders out of me
that’s just george,
a little jumping spider so when
he sits on my leg it only
tickles a little it is
fitting to be reminded of a woman
I love so dearly when my
hands are
so thoroughly unwoven by the opposite
george says
you can always remake the web
.
Allison Phillips (she/her) is a dual MA/MFA candidate in Creative Writing, Editing, and Publishing. Her work appears in All Existing, Haunted Portal Magazine, By the Beach, As Alive Journal, and t’ART Press’s Queer Teeth Anthology. She is currently working as an Assistant Marketing, Design, & Social Media Manager for Defunkt Magazine. She lives in Huntsville, Texas with her two cats.