Spiderwebs Poem by Sophia White

Wrapped up in my dreams, nothing can go wrong
Night is moonlit and the days are long
Thoughts are reality, my world is my own song,
And butterflies don’t get trapped in spiderwebs.
Indeed, nowhere can I see spiderwebs.

Trouble isn’t found in this dictionary
Smiles in this world are always stationary
Here I hide, with kittens and canaries.
Canaries that weave no spiderwebs.
Indeed, here I am free of spiderwebs.

My mind is a solid fortress, I retreat,
And the false quiet of it stills my quick heartbeat
Here I know what’s what, and all ends meet.
The corners here aren’t clogged with spiderwebs.
Indeed, here there can be no spiderwebs.

But…

How long can I maintain this concentration?
How long before pain obscures elation?
My train is fast approaching the end station.
And across my vision comes a spiderweb.
Indeed, despite all my efforts, a spiderweb.