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Arachnophobia MAG

November 1, 2011
By Taylor Jearema BRONZE, South Plainfield, New Jersey
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Well, Mary Jane had to love his tight,
form-fitting suit
That clutched onto his every muscle like a girl too scared to leave her mother's side
And she had to love his remarkable
quick reflexes
And she had to love, of course, how he had saved her from evil so many times
But what she really couldn't stand
Was how that tight, form-fitting suit
made him come home
Reeking of sweat and rancid sewers like
a foul gutter rat
Or how those remarkable reflexes always kept him one step ahead of her
Or how his acts of heroism never
went unnoticed
Or how she had to thank that clingy
spider every day for saving her life.

© Angela P., Monongahela, PA

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Karles_Ivy PLATINUM said...
on Dec. 15 2011 at 7:19 pm
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This is really great.! I absolutely love it.! The first time I read it was when I saw it in the magazine. You are truly talented. I love how it's so contradictory to same thing. Keep writing.!