a spider spins its web

a spider spins
its web
silky threads
stretched
across
strong as steel
sticky
 
the prey
not knowing
knowing not
once trapped
cocooned
in silk
eaten
dies

a child
not knowing
knowing not
stuck
tangled
in a web
of rules
regulations
policies
processes
all
in the best
interest
of the
child
all
in the name
of
a job
executed
a child
processed
executed
done

a spider spins
its web
silky threads
stretched
across
strong as steel
sticky