NaPoWriMo_Poem8

we should not have met

my ancestors are strewn across Asia and parts of Europe

your ancestors have spent thousands of years in south America

my ancestors have two legs and unique neuroanatomy

your ancestors are eight legged and have unique neuroanatomy

I watch you catch an insect I raised with love

you will never love me

without this modern age we could not have met

and now I get to say “yes! I said I have 4 pet tarantulas”