ARACHNE LIANE.
OR, YOU'D THINK WITH ALL OUR LEGS

We could have
danced, tangled. But
our courtship was
about as romantic as a
dentist sticking and
pounding a post into
a root canal, those
jack hammers plugging
a socket. He was so
full of himself, had
his crummy webs full
of sperm that he sucked
up into the end of his
thing, kind of like a
fountain pen. Then he
came after me. Boom.
He stuck that organ in
to the hole near my
belly like he was
gassing up the car.
Pretty damn mechanical.
Maybe something got his
blood up. Anyhow, it
exploded out and now the
fucking sperm's up in me.
I hear it can be 18 months.
Jesus, someone tells me
there can be 1000 in
each cocoon. It will
sure be crowded. I'll
have to go thru this
20 years or more. At
least I'll outlive
that prick