A father watched his young daughter playing in the garden on their Wyoming ranch. He smiled as he reflected on how sweet and pure his little girl was. He thought about her seeing the wonders of nature through such innocent eyes. Suddenly she just stopped and stared at the ground. He went over to her to see what work of God had captured her attention He noticed she was looking at two spiders mating.
'Daddy, what are those two spiders doing?' she asked.
'They're mating, her father replied.
'What do you call the spider on top?' she asked.
'That's a Daddy Longlegs, her father answered.
'So, the other one is a Mommy Longlegs?' the little girl asked.
As his heart soared with the joy of such a cute and innocent question, he replied 'No dear. Both of them are Daddy Longlegs.' The little girl, looking a little puzzled, thought for a moment, then took her foot and stomped them flat and said, 'Well, we're not having any of that Brokeback-Mountain shit in our garden.
____________________ ~Sankofa Spirit~
"I have come to believe over and over again that what is most important to me
must be spoken, made verbal and shared, even at the risk of having it bruised
or misunderstood.” - Aundre Lorde
