To the spider,
he shadowed creature in the corner of the room
I hate you.
You scared me just as your brothers and sisters did before you,
and i will tell you what i told them,
you are a trespasser that does not belong here.
you entered without knocking.
Roamed freely like this is your home and decorated my walls with unwanted, silk webs without asking.
You may not be the only killer here, but only one of us is innocent,
and it's not you.
The spider says to me, it's brittle body squashed and dying,
It's not you, either.
There is venom infused in my fang-shaped maws,
but i was born this way.
What's your excuse?
If you could count your murders, how long would you be counting?
Am i really this threatening?
I thought human hearts were bigger that mine, but you have killed with malice instead of marrow of your bones and poison bubbling behind your scowl.
And i'm sorry for scaring you,
but i didn't know being seen would cost me my life.
Maybe
If you didn't fabricate the prickly feeling of my legs creeping upon your skin
I hate you.
You scared me just as your brothers and sisters did before you,
and i will tell you what i told them,
you are a trespasser that does not belong here.
you entered without knocking.
Roamed freely like this is your home and decorated my walls with unwanted, silk webs without asking.
You may not be the only killer here, but only one of us is innocent,
and it's not you.
The spider says to me, it's brittle body squashed and dying,
It's not you, either.
There is venom infused in my fang-shaped maws,
but i was born this way.
What's your excuse?
If you could count your murders, how long would you be counting?
Am i really this threatening?
I thought human hearts were bigger that mine, but you have killed with malice instead of marrow of your bones and poison bubbling behind your scowl.
And i'm sorry for scaring you,
but i didn't know being seen would cost me my life.
Maybe
If you didn't fabricate the prickly feeling of my legs creeping upon your skin
while I crawled across the living room floor,
If the webs I weaved were made of cotton candy
If the webs I weaved were made of cotton candy
and captured clementines, cherries, and sweet peas rather than struggling wings and blood;
If i had a pink tongue, push fur, a wagging tail, and fur legs instead of eight
If i had only two eyes, and they were glittering stars and not supermassive block holes;
If i was the same but looked different;
maybe you wouldn't hate me.
Maybe you wouldn't have loved me, either,
If i had a pink tongue, push fur, a wagging tail, and fur legs instead of eight
If i had only two eyes, and they were glittering stars and not supermassive block holes;
If i was the same but looked different;
maybe you wouldn't hate me.
Maybe you wouldn't have loved me, either,
and maybe you still wouldn't have let me stay,
but maybe you would've shown me the door or a window.
Maybe you would've shown me mercy.
(But you are still standing, and I am still sorry).
I think
maybe,
no matter how reluctant,
mercy would've been enough.
but maybe you would've shown me the door or a window.
Maybe you would've shown me mercy.
(But you are still standing, and I am still sorry).
I think
maybe,
no matter how reluctant,
mercy would've been enough.
A la araña,
la criatura sombría en la esquina de la habitación:Te odio.
Me asustaste tal como lo hicieron tus hermanos y hermanas antes que tú,
y te diré lo que les dije a ellos:
eres una intrusa que no pertenece aquí.
Entraste sin llamar.
Deambulaste libremente como si esta fuera tu casa y decoraste mis paredes con telas de seda no deseadas, sin preguntar.
Puede que no seas el único asesino aquí, pero solo uno de nosotros es inocente,
y no eres tú.
La araña me dice, con su cuerpo frágil, aplastado y moribundo:
Tampoco eres tú.
Hay veneno infundido en mis fauces en forma de colmillos,
pero yo nací así.
¿Cuál es tu excusa?
Si pudieras contar tus asesinatos, ¿Cuánto tiempo pasarías contando?
¿De verdad soy tan amenazante?
Pensé que los corazones humanos eran más grandes que el mío, pero has matado con malicia en lugar de con el tuétano de tus huesos y el veneno burbujeando tras tu ceño fruncido.
Y lamento haberte asustado,
pero no sabía que ser vista me costaría la vida.
Tal vez,
si no hubieras fabricado esa sensación espinosa de mis patas trepando por tu piel
mientras yo caminaba por el suelo de la sala;
si las telarañas que tejí estuvieran hechas de algodón de azúcar
y atraparan mandarinas, cerezas y guisantes dulces en lugar de alas que luchan y sangre;
si tuviera una lengua rosada, pelaje suave, una cola que se mueve y cuatro patas en lugar de ocho;
si tuviera solo dos ojos, y fueran estrellas brillantes y no agujeros negros supermasivos;
si fuera el mismo ser pero luciera diferente;
tal vez no me odiarías.
Tal vez tampoco me habrías amado,
y tal vez igual no me habrías dejado estar,
pero tal vez me habrías mostrado la puerta o una ventana.
Tal vez me habrías mostrado misericordia.
(Pero tú sigues de pie, y yo sigo sintiéndolo).
Creo que
tal vez,
por muy reacio que fueras,
la misericordia habría sido suficiente.

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