THE CUTENESS OF A CLEVER SPIDER
I once let a spider live in my bathroom.
Why should I kill him? He was doing no harm.
Oddly, I grew to like him because he was clever.
He knew the difference between safety and danger.
As soon as I walked in, he would run and hide
although I had never tried to kill him.
He, of course, knew nothing of my intentions
and intentions may amount to nothing.
Still, I had no intention to kill him
and I didn't. In fact, I grew to like him very much.
He was clean as well as clever and clearly adept.
He left without warning a month or so later
without his well-made web. Predictable? Perhaps.
Perhaps a grateful guest.
Ian Fitzgerald is a writing tutor in England who enjoys reading as well as writing lyrical poetry. His work has been published in Clamantis and other journals.
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