A tiny
little spider
floating upon the river,
flowing rapidly hither
headed nowhere, forever.
This
poor spider
half-drowning, always frowning
and outwardly sparkling "
fake smiling, smiling smiles
like electric lights shining!
hidden pains and sorrows;
sorrows that keep piling.
Riling,
in agony,
the spider in the river
filled with antagony
his limbs begin to quiver.
And fighting on and on,
under the shimmering sun,
the water rough and rapid
everything " bland, insipid
Drowning,
for eternity, it seems
drowning in an endless dream.
Fighting for his dear life,
fighting for his kids and wife,
children he raised well,
as far as anyone could tell,
well, anyway, it must be said "
by god he tried his best.
Fighting
to be the best,
fighting to get the best,
fighting because he feels blessed,
fighting because there’s nothing left.
For
tiny little profits,
tiny little wars
in tiny little worlds
on some blood-soaked,
gut splattered,
flesh-caked moor.
It
had no idea when its life began,
what life had in store.
joyful, it might have been,
before the river and endless war
“well, why not fight?” it might have said,
“for life is such a bore,”
and in its tiny spider head,
it found something worth fighting for.
Eency
weency spider
lying in the gutter, drowning;
drowning in emotions
so easy enough to ignore.
Drowning,
Dying,
Fighting, Floating
upon
the endless river.
Another day, another war,
another fight, another moor
battles over precious nothing
soon to be no more.
That’s just how spiders live,
in their tiny spider worlds,
Unhappily, ignorant, misunderstanding it all "
life is but a speck, a farce
there’s nothing here that lasts.
When
its life began it had no idea
what death had in store!
Did it imagine it would float like this
down the river forevermore?
Or
had it imagined
… freedom
from this circulating river,
that’s flowing faster and faster,
hither
and tither
?
A
tiny little spider, looks forward to a better dream,
an eency weency spider, going down the stream.
All I know is how it makes me feel. Eency weency makes me feel good about the spider, that the whole world is so large and eency weency is so small.
From its beginning, Eency weency is fighting to stay alive!
Ern, what about those days Eency weency is just chilling in its web, the wind is blowing lightly, the gnats are abundant and flying into the web...Not much work to have a gnat to save for the whole spider family cookout!
Hey Cam. i'm glad this persona (a spider!) connected with you. yes, its life is small, but compared .. read moreHey Cam. i'm glad this persona (a spider!) connected with you. yes, its life is small, but compared to the universe, so is ours. and while i too wish the spider - and all of us - could live in peace and enjoy the world's small offerings, that is, regretfully, rarely the case.
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Ern, so wise, so humble...I believe if the whole world could talk like this, we would all live in pe.. read moreErn, so wise, so humble...I believe if the whole world could talk like this, we would all live in peace. There was a Coke commercial that I loved: "I'd like to teach the world to sing in perfect harmony...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlR0KElxxVg
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i didn't expect such wisdom to come from Cocacola of all people (organisations?) but i'll take it on.. read morei didn't expect such wisdom to come from Cocacola of all people (organisations?) but i'll take it on board.
All I know is how it makes me feel. Eency weency makes me feel good about the spider, that the whole world is so large and eency weency is so small.
From its beginning, Eency weency is fighting to stay alive!
Ern, what about those days Eency weency is just chilling in its web, the wind is blowing lightly, the gnats are abundant and flying into the web...Not much work to have a gnat to save for the whole spider family cookout!
Hey Cam. i'm glad this persona (a spider!) connected with you. yes, its life is small, but compared .. read moreHey Cam. i'm glad this persona (a spider!) connected with you. yes, its life is small, but compared to the universe, so is ours. and while i too wish the spider - and all of us - could live in peace and enjoy the world's small offerings, that is, regretfully, rarely the case.
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Ern, so wise, so humble...I believe if the whole world could talk like this, we would all live in pe.. read moreErn, so wise, so humble...I believe if the whole world could talk like this, we would all live in peace. There was a Coke commercial that I loved: "I'd like to teach the world to sing in perfect harmony...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlR0KElxxVg
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i didn't expect such wisdom to come from Cocacola of all people (organisations?) but i'll take it on.. read morei didn't expect such wisdom to come from Cocacola of all people (organisations?) but i'll take it on board.
I think the spider is a metaphor for much of humanity. Many people view life in the same way the spider does. And their lives are just as sad.
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i'd say you almost hit the mark: it was meant as a metaphor for not just ALL of humanity but all liv.. read morei'd say you almost hit the mark: it was meant as a metaphor for not just ALL of humanity but all living things. we are all struggling and all caught in a "river" or, events and circumstances beyond our control.
Hello and welcome! I love the metaphor in your poem....you bring the tiny spider alive and show us how cruel the world is for humans alike...war, chaos, poverty, homeless and so many facets of life an unpleasant life...vivid images makes this a truly amazing read...thank you for sharing
Warmly, B
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thanks B for stopping by! i'm glad you enjoyed this piece. this one is full of dark themes, but, lik.. read morethanks B for stopping by! i'm glad you enjoyed this piece. this one is full of dark themes, but, like you said, so is life. that said, i hope the second to last line gave you a hint of hope. life is hard, but there is something... dreams, perhaps... that could make our time on earth meaningful and beautiful.
Wonderful storytelling. I guess the spider is not meant to swim. It has not been given fins. It has been given threads to throw; to create macrame in the garden, and soar through the summer breeze on string end. (I think you have inspired me)
But we have all been that spider, haven't we. Fighting up stream when we should be playing in the garden.
Really lovely to read you.
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i am extremely happy that my writing has inspired you, even a little bit. that's the greatest honor .. read morei am extremely happy that my writing has inspired you, even a little bit. that's the greatest honor any writer could receive. and i'm also thrilled that you saw yourself in the spider. that was exactly what i hoped for. we want to be in a garden, or heaven, but instead we are here struggling with all life throws at us.
First read of yours and I did so enjoy it.
I always love metaphors because they make the reader think...really think... I wrote a poem called Innocence that is full of metaphors ...I do think you might like it...Ahhhh, yes, the desire to survive... and be happy...
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thanks Lisa! i had fun working with a 'spider' and the river. i could play around with it, referenci.. read morethanks Lisa! i had fun working with a 'spider' and the river. i could play around with it, referencing the children's nursery rhyme, etc.
Maybe our country is that spider...we seem to be drowning in our own venom...we constantly bite ourselves when we are caught in a web of lies and hate...
I like the metaphor a lot....
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i really like this interpretation. i'm actually not from the US (although i do watch the news and i .. read morei really like this interpretation. i'm actually not from the US (although i do watch the news and i know what you are talking about), but i'm glad this text could be read and appreciated in countries far from me.
All living things strive to live it is the strongest drive, survival is paramont but I take this poem as a metaphor that may be extrapolated to people or even organizations. The story is enthrawling and carries the reader on to the end.
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with all my writing, i am open to many interpretations. i will accept yours. the theme of survival i.. read morewith all my writing, i am open to many interpretations. i will accept yours. the theme of survival is definitely in this text. thanks!
Ernest Lalor Malley Yoshimoto
Bipolar type II
Writes poetry, some free verse, and experimental short fiction/novellas. From Western Australia, based in Saitama City, Japan.
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