TEA AND A SPIDER (A Spider, Tea, and Me) As I sat on my porch, sipping on some tea Along came a spider, and sat beside me What is that you’re drinking, she asked me When I told her, she replied; I prefer coffee I told her, I drink coffee sometimes There’s some on the shelf That instant stuff you’ve got You can keep it right there I said; try the freezer, there’s some there too She looked in the freezer, then came back to the door What brand is this, haven’t seen this before Try it if you like, or we can go to the store This coffee is so good, I’ll have to get some I told her where the coffee comes from Bought herself some coffee, bought me gourmet tea I’m thinking to myself, she’s a gourmet treat We sipped coffee sometimes, sometimes I sipped tea I was really enjoying this lady’s company Then one day I realized, she was conniving and smart I thought to myself. I better hold on to my heart When she realized I wasn’t as easy as she thought She went back to the drawing board, came another route When that didn’t work. She came back to reality I think it’s best we just be friends. She said to me I sit on my porch sometimes, thinking of her and me But, I realized some time ago, that this could never be For she w-- a s-----, s----- o- l---- s-- w---- b--- m- But t---- w--- s--- d---. A s-----, t--, a-- m- E. V. SIMS |