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“Mercy!”

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She asked me to kill the spider
Instead, I got the most
peaceful weapons I can find

I take a cup and a napkin.
I catch the spider, put it outside
and allow it to walk away

If I am ever caught in the wrong place
at the wrong time, just being alive
and not bothering anyone,

I hope I am greeted
with the same kind
of mercy.

By Nikki Giovanni

What goes through your mind and heart when you take a life and kill a spider, a fly or an insect?

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