my fingers dance

my fingers dance like
spiders on your skin.

bum, bum.
tsk, tsk.

a tickle is a-
round the corner
from that spot
that we test
on each person
to see if
they tickle

whoops,
I got you.

I tricked you like
the spider tricks
the fly.

like green light
tricks red light,
and moonlight
tricks sunlight
like red light
yellow light
green light
stay the night
if the clock hits
midnight.

you are
too committed
to your own
bones
to be stuck
in traffic.

siren, siren.
tsk, tsk.

and my spiders dance
like fingers on your skin.