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October 25, 2005
Neovox Article Numba 2
I've gone through four or five different ideas, getting severe writer's block after about 2 paragraphs each. I think I finally got something halway decent. This is still a very rough version that needs to get cleaned up, but the more criticism I can get from you all, the more I appreciate it.
The Spider is my Idol
Because it is both a creature of purpose
And a creature of indifference.
The spider creates beauty.
When his home glistens in the afternoon sun,
It creates a design and lighting
Unmatchable by human hands.
And it does not care.
Function will always outweigh aesthetics
And that design will not change as long as the spider catches flies.
The spider creates anarchy
By having a web in an area of high traffic.
And every person who walks into it
Screams and shouts
And flails about
And curses out
The spider who built it.
And still it doesn’t care.
The web has an important purpose
And that location will not change as long as the spider catches flies.
The spider creates a better place
Every time he eats a fly.
And we should thank it for removing these pests
Who spread disease
And buzz around
Serving no purpose but pissing us off.
But the spider doesn’t care.
Eating is his main purpose
And that diet will not change as long as the spider catches flies.
The spider creates hostility
By simply existing.
People hate spiders for being tiny
And having many legs
And eating things that we don’t eat
And looking all different and gross.
But the spider doesn’t care.
How it looks and what it does,
That’s what makes it a spider
And it will die before it changes itself to make others happy.
Posted by Kevin Bahler at October 25, 2005 7:16 PM
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