Oh arachnid, I bear you or your arthropod phylum no ill will.
\nYou weave your webs of tales told, widows and recluses,
\nDaddy long legs of venomous myth, lies that weaklings tell.<\/p>\n
Nature\u2019s thugs, built for brutality, ghastly and creeping stalker,
\n(Like a few Homo sapiens I\u2019ve dated), I\u2019ve seen the hour glass.
\nTime ticking for the feeble, sick, old, young, and unsuspecting.<\/p>\n
In Hawaii, your island hoppers take a running start and jump
\nClinging to a pant leg or arm, terrorizing victims resisting a ride.
\nI give you this: your infinite array and your wily traps stabilize.<\/p>\n
The ecosystem won\u2019t eco without you, no Librium in equilibrium.
\nSo here\u2019s to you my eight-legged, fanged, funky frenemies galore,
\nPeace and abidance: I\u2019ll ignore your dark watch; you do the same.<\/p>\n
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