blighted_beetle raze last_night i went to great lengths to spare your life when i found you hiding beneath a damp washcloth. i lost sight of you at some stage and assumed you wandered away to explore what the house had to offer beyond my bathroom. this morning, as if to mock me, you reappeared and did a sideways somersault down the drain while i waited for running water to warm itself so it would feel like something softer than a fist when it hit my face. all i could think of to say was, "why?" 261003 what's it to you? who go blather from