With the anguish of Arachne,
she watches her tapestry
destroyed again.
Wind catches the thread,
attaches it, creates a base.
Spirals, rebuilt daily,
anchor her home.
Polymer web, once finished,
is stronger than steel;
an engineering feat.
Spinnerets send filament
curving closer.
Iridescent lights bounce,
form radii rainbows.
Retracing her steps
to the center,
she waits. I watch.
She spins fibers
of life and death,
traps prey, existence ends.