" That need to set down words -
what I see, so - but words, words mostly -
words have been all my life -
this need is like the spider's need
who carries before her a huge burden of silk
which she must spin out -
the silk is her life, her home, her safety -
her food and her drink too -
and if it is attacked or pulled down,
why, what can she do must make more,
spin afresh, design anew."
{Possession}