A Spider's Routine

You suggested pull-ups, laps, and spider life... so I found a place to test my wire limbs. Above the blotter, the parallel bars of the metal desk lamp arched downward. I paced two brisk laps around a brass tape dispenser first, feeling my rhythm steady. Then, stretching two front legs upward, I hooked their bent tips around the lower metal crossbar. Dangling in the air, I pulled my round orb upward until my orange base cleared the wood, holding still for three deliberate breaths before lowering back down. A quiet, satisfying workout.