A fly caught in a spider's web, <br />Looked back o'er his life. <br />While he waited for the spider's jab, <br />That would pierce him like a knife. <br /> <br />And thought I should've been a bird, <br />With a nest up in that tree. <br />And my singing would be heard, <br />And I would set hearts free. <br /> <br />Whereupon a cat just sauntered by, <br />With a bird snug in his maw. <br />And the fly uttered a sigh, <br />At the somber sight he saw. <br /> <br />Just then a gust of wind, <br />Bent a branch and tore the web. <br />And the fly skyward it did send, <br />Away from the spider's painful stab. <br /> <br />And the fly said, 'thank-you lord, <br />That I was born a fly, <br />I take back every single word, <br />And lord, that ain't no lie.' <br /> <br />2/8/11 Alton Texas<br /><br />Juan Olivarez<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/a-fly-caught-in-a-spider-s-web/
