Karma

Speedy the spider casts a small intricate shadow on the wall The nickname had stuck from when she moved in slow motion But by now she was blessed with formidable pace and lived Up to full velocity other than in sarcastic ridicule of others Mind you and mind me she was still under mischievous spells Of young adolescent hominid bullies who redirected her path Who taunted her with two yoyo strings attached to her web Teasing little creature unkindly had been their attempt to spin Their own yarn as they thought to teach humanity’s lesson Viscous spittle challenged her net and the wannabe masters Watched in disgrace as the little creature slid up and down She is harmless does not possesses a scorpion’ sting but wait For the tale because survival relies not on puppets nor strings ‘We altered her little helpless trapeze’ the youngsters marvelled ‘Just wait until we grow up and she faces the full adult power we wield’ But Speedy had been around the blocks of neat passage for good And she concentrated on more important fight rather than flight Swallowed her male companion and was a black widow for now Arachnophobia darkened their self-righteous tricks up their sleaze They needed their yoyo to make a slingshot to shoot vicious venom But discovered discourtesy leaves you none wiser but devoured alive 14th February 2019