What if that bug you splat was not there to bug you?
That spider actually spoke until you smacked all senses out of its skin. The fruit fly sang beautifully, at least the spider said so. The centipede liked shiny things and tap danced Morse code. The June bug loved to braid but its grip is so small, you hardly noticed at all.
The water bug was going for a run when you saw it slip past and you grabbed her fast and dunked her til she drown. The sweet cricket was tuning his romantic notes when you pulled the window closed. The bumble bee full of honey humbly bumped you, squealing you swat the sky until its wings were too damaged to fly. The ant hill, nearly rebuilt seemed the perfect place for you to plant your foot, the colony cried as they began to drag their dead brethren in.
What if these were your genies, The wishes you wished. The friends you needed, but were so quick to squish.