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Samuel Onyeche
Aug 28, 2022 ⭐ View statistics (Premium feature)

I Choose to be a Spider

Spider

And the philosophy
lecturer asked:

If you're to become an animal
which will you choose ?

Spider ! I screamed
yes I choose to be a spider

And he looked at me
As teachers look at stupid response

I choose to be a spider Sir
I affirmed, Call me karma if you like

the karma that weaves wide webs
for those wicked houseflies

that hunts and hurts
the fragile horn of cocks

And feeds on the skin
of motherless children

those little children
wearing sore as cloth.

Samuel Onyeche
Author of " On the Wings of a butterfly
Amazon Paperback - https://www.amazon.com/dp/9356454469

About This Poem

Style/Type: Free verse

Review Request Direction: What did you think of my title?
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Editing Stage: Editing - polished draft

About the Author

Country/Region: Nigeria

Favorite Poets: Every good poet, whose work inspire me...

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Comments

Warrior Princess

Warrior Princess

2 years 10 months ago

Hi Samuel Oyeche, a profound

Hi Samuel Oyeche, a profound piece and I love the analogy of the spider and why you choose to be this animal. Those were my favourite lines.

And feeds on the skin
of motherless children

those little children
wearing sore as cloth.

Triskelion

Triskelion

2 years 10 months ago

This is actually

..really good writing. My third time through, my skin started to crawl. You are a priest?