Too Many Legs
Not counting bipedalism
four legs, one on each corner
seems about right.
Eight legs add up to arachnophobia.
Imagine a Rhinoceros
or God forbid, a crocodile
with eight running limbs.
Meanwhile, spiders
gallop across our souls,
or remain as still as stone
while we count to eight.
Copyright © Eric Ashford | Year Posted 2022
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