My Righteous Kill

"I killed
        in retaliation for
        the bite my mother received;
I killed
        to keep others from suffering." 

I
killed
a
spider
this morning. 

It
  fell,
      twitching,
                 to
                   ground
from
    door
        frame.

The blunt end of my pen was
                    covered
with its
soft tissues.

I killed
        in retaliation for
        the bite my mother received;
I killed
        to keep others from suffering. 

I

rinsed

my

pen

in

the

water

fountain

and,

upon reflection,

understand

how

fortunate

men

are

that

spiders

do

not

rationalize

like men.
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The Collected Chaff, v. 1.0