Daddy Longlegs

O Daddy
Daddy O
How'd you get those legs to grow
So very long
And lean in size?
From spiderobic
Exercise?
Did you drink milk?
Or chew on cheese?
And by the way,
Where are your knees?
O Daddy
Daddy O
Howd you get
Those legs to grow?

Insectlopedia: Poems and Paintings by Douglas Florian