I killed a spider today.
It was outside, alone, defenseless.
Living.
I don’t know why.
I don’t know why.
The world is huge and open and full of creatures.
Living.
And it meant nothing to me.
Just a barely hesitant pause.
And an entire world ended.
Forget your next task.
Tomorrow.
Next year.
The world ended.
Because I killed a spider today.
Jan 31, 2012
Jan 31, 2012 at 12:34 AM UTC
I killed a spider today.
It was outside, alone, defenseless.
Living.
I don’t know why.
I don’t know why.
The world is huge and open and full of creatures.
Living.
And it meant nothing to me.
Just a barely hesitant pause.
And an entire world ended.
Forget your next task.
Tomorrow.
Next year.
The world ended.
Because I killed a spider today.
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