Garrett Davis
Story from North America
Here's a story from North America!
[Son]
Daddy, daddy, daddy, hurry!
I saw something scurry!
[Father]
Son, what's all this screaming for?
You're gonna wake the neighbors next door!
[Son]
Daddy, I think there's a spider on my floor
Is it? And will you squish it?
[Father]
You call me in here in the middle of the night
To come into your room and destroy life?
Is that what they teach you in sunday school?
[Son]
But daddy, it's gross! It's got a million legs!
A billion eyes, a trillion eggs!
[Father]
Son, it's not disgusting, it's just reality
Take a deep breath and appreciate life!
Look how delicate his legs are
Crawling across your bedroom floor!
Do you know the proper name?
[Son]
Arachnid!
[Father]
That's right!
Wе're living in a world that's full of creatures
Big and small, hairy and slimy
You'rе not the center of the world!
How would you feel if a giant hand
Came out of the sky and decided to crush you?
[Son]
I guess I'd be scared but Daddy
What if the spider hurt me?
[sound of page turning]
[Father]
He didn't hurt you yet, did he son?
Your logic is flawed, you've come undone!
Swallow your pride
What if the spider said the same thing?
"Daddy, daddy, kill that kid!"
[Son]
That's the point dad, what if he did?
That's why, I have to strike first!
[Father]
What if he did? What if he didn't?
What if the world was made of pudding?
All I'm saying is consider
Something, beside your thirst for blood
[Son]
Dad you're right! Now I see...
Maybe, he's got a family
[Father]
Now you're learning, understanding!
Finally, you're becoming human!
Let's return him to his natural habitat
Put him in a cup and take him outside
Godspeed!