bugs suicide still haunts him

appleseed remains as quiet as The Sphinx up in her corner  

she didnt accuse him

she remains perfectly still  and fragile   and lethal                                                                          

how long can a spider survive without sustenance

he couldnt remember the last time she silked an insect and sucked out its melted innards

hed been with her every morning afternoon evening at the end of every bath every day as he pursued his health

she quivered to acknowledge his puffed breaths up into her corner raised a foreleg or two  then went still again

he wished her good mornings good afternoons good nights

                                             he found himself missing her now 

every living thing dies

and he alone would bear witness to her death

bugs suicide still haunts him

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