The Spider

Humor!

 

The Spider

I can sense hate and loathing all around me.
This I know because I feel it too.
Such ugly creatures are they
That is why I stay away.

You never know when you will see one
As they slink and hide to reappear when least expected.
They come with malice and mindless aggression
And that is their intent it’s clear in expression.

Out they come searching the cracks and the coves.
It seems not to matter as they seek their prey.
I feel I must run whenever they are near.
I try to be brave but I am consumed with fear.

All arms and legs they go here and go there,
Killing and hurting all within their reach.
Aggressive and brutal are their natural ways,
Dangerous at night and the mid of the days.

If I could but, rid myself of these creatures for good.
They invade my very house and home.
I think I am rid of them and again they are here
I wish they would go to never be near.

It’s hard being a spider in this dangerous world.
These humans torment me as much as they can.
I may have to leave yet again to find a new home.
But they always find me wherever I roam.

 

I so want peace and sweet contentment
In a place protected from harassment and harm.
Well, enough of this dreaming….Oh my, Oh my!
Now let me go find a big juicy fly.
 

Reviews

[Suzanne Sherif]

Nice twist! I didn't realize it was the spider's point of view at first. Very funny!

[~Mariposa Una Lila~]

hahahahah so cute honey! x0x0x0x0x

[shythatway]

You have such delightful twists in some of your poems. And so here I am, forced to re-evaluate my arachnophobia. Most unfair, but very well written. ;)

[Sheila Kline]

Oh My,
I am so afraid of even the itsiest of itsy bitsy spiders that this might help me to understand how the poor little spiders might feel as I am running after them to go SPLAT, while muttering with trembling and fear, "You are no more".

You are presenting quite a dilemma for me...will I be able to kill one now? I am not sure, as I will be thinking of how the spider views me...the walk of death! I might even have to wait for an extra second before I slam it into never never land!

This is such a cute, and entertaining write!!! You have a wonderful sense of humor in addition to a lively imagination!!

Well done!
Sheila

[Anita B Jacques]

Very nice, I enjoyed reading it, I will think twice before killing a spider, maybe. Thank you for sharing.
God Bless

[Ellen Hammond]

This is really cute. I really enjoyed reading it. Thanks for sharing it.

[Mark]

Somehow I sensed it was going to be the spider as narrator, rather than the human, as one might anticipate! Very clever turning of the tables, Wade!
The only stanza I would rework is the next-to-last...But, I'm sorry, I haven't asked whether critique is welcome; I will forestall.