spider eyes speak

the darkness was palpable
dust between her teeth
she choked and coughed
turning over to her side

the edge and air
she had landed on an outcropping of some sort
and was spared the whole fall

she moved and fastened herself to the wall of the ledge
using her belt and a limb jutting from the rock

her body was sore, but she could still see light
though it was hardly day yet
she wondered if she were trapped there
if the light would burn a hole in her
as it did with the ants
and the magnifying glass

this seemed incoherant
but she was preparing for the worst
already she had lost the perfect day-long trip
that everyone had wanted for her

turning one dirt encrusted cheek to the sky
she let a single tear fall making mud
and from this drop
and this ball of earth
formed a little person

but because it's head was
composed of a droplet of the most futile tears
it had many eyes like a spider

she noticed it after some time of sighing into the blackness

it was patient

it didn't want to frighten her

it didn't know it was possibly scary looking
it was simply polite

and it wasn't truly terrifying
if only because it was so small
and had a kind smile

she looked at this creature
born from her sadness
and was shocked then delighted
"why, you are a friend in this underground place,
and i hope we can have good conversation
about how to leave"

it looked at her
with it's many eyes and paused thoughtfully
looking as if it would speak...