An Eight-Legged Remedy for Driver Fatigue
Late one Friday evening,
Feeling tired as can be.
Fatigue was taking over
It was not the best for me.
My eyelids felt so heavy,
They took so long to blink.
My head was slowly dropping,
And it hurt my head to think.
Oh no, I thought, I’ve got the car.
I’ll have to drive it home.
What will stop me swerving off
into a garden gnome?
In the car, I turned the key
Then glanced up at the road.
Suddenly, a creature made
My whole body explode.
A spider scuttled ‘cross in front
Was it in the car or out?
Even though no one heard,
I let out quite shout.
It freaked me out, the spider
Which commandeered my car.
I had to drive back home again
It suddenly felt too far.
Checking windows were tightly closed,
and the door was double locked
I edged the car out from the curb
Anxious I may be shocked…
The giant monster ran again
across my window screen;
It really was the biggest spider
That I’d ever seen.
My heart stopped beating for a sec,
Then I let out a yell.
Surely there was little chance
My trip home could end well.
That spider wasn’t worth my death
And home was much too far,
So I begged a friend for rescue
From this monster on my car.
She lit her torch, determined
To help me end my strife
Then smashed that spider with her shoe
And saved my precious life.
So, if you want to stay awake
When driving in the night.
I recommend a spider
On your car for quite a fright.
It is the perfect remedy
As tiredness descends,
A spider will ensure you stay
Awake ‘til darkness ends.
