Spider-Sense

You say you're Spider-Man

And yes, you can climb walls

But with that spider-sense of yours,

Could you never see the way I looked at you?

It seems your miraculous spider-powers

Fell dreadfully short on that.

Could you not see the way I blushed when you came in the room,

Stammered when I tried to talk to you?

Didn't that spider-sense of yours tell you

The way my heartbeat quickened, sitting near you?

I would watch you, admire you

I always laughed at your jokes

I thought you were the greatest thing alive

But your spider-sense didn't tell you that, I guess.

All you saw was a little section-mate

Slightly giddy, slightly goofy, perhaps

You never really saw me, not the way I wanted to be seen

Your spider-sense never told you that, did it?

Author's Notes/Comments: 

For MDR, though I'm sure he'll never see this.

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Karyn Indursky's picture

I like that this was fun, but serious, too. The creativity of the subject had me holding on for dear life. I couldn't wait to see what came next. I could relate to the woman wanted to be noticed, but could see how he could believe her only to be friendly. I've been on both sides and reading it from both point of views was incredible. Thanks for sharing your work.