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Pain

November 4, 2020
By Sparkles2025 BRONZE, Morrow, Ohio
Sparkles2025 BRONZE, Morrow, Ohio
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I looked at the spider

He looked at me

Then his teeth sunk into my arm


The pain swept through me,

A stinging sensation 

Of the spider’s wrath


In an instant,

I squashed the attacker

Without hesitation


He hurt me

And I hurt him


But what hurt more?


The author's comments:

This piece is a response to "Allowable" by Nikki Giovanni


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