by Ashley Hynd
there are only two possible explanations
for the spider in your kitchen
One, is that your Great Grandmother
wants you to write
the other is that love is about
to come into your life
you aren’t too pleased
about the idea of it crawling back
into the mug of cherries
watching carefully as it crawls
out again, then around
the counter, compost, up the wall
you go back to cleaning the kitchen
and when you look again
you have no idea where it went
Founder and facilitator of Poets & Pancakes, a monthly brunch for writers, ASHLEY HYND believes in building and fostering community. She sits on the editorial board for Canthius Literary Journal and Textile KW. Her hobbies include trampling the patriarchy, avoiding doing the dishes and getting lost in conversations. Follow her on Twitter: @ashley_hynd.
Must Be Love, Then can be found in Augur Magazine Issue 4.1.
