By: Scott Thomas Outlar

The spiders come out at night,
weaving their wicked webs
of entangled deception,
seeking to capture prey
that has been blinded
by the darkness.

This is not a complex thought.
There is not a fount of wisdom here.
Just a simple warning:
Be careful when the sun falls
and the liars ready their fangs.

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Scott Thomas Outlar writes a daily blog at 17numa.wordpress.com where links to all his published poetry, essays, fiction, rants, ramblings, ravings, screeds, and manifestos can be found. His next chapbook “Songs of a Dissident’ will be released in early 2016 through Transcendent Zero Press. His work has appeared recently in venues such as Yellow Chair Review, Dissident Voice, Dead Snakes, Unbroken Journal, and Harbinger Asylum.