Daddy Long-Legs Comments

The opening two lines are sharp, devastating critiques of two-father figures who FAILED IN THEIR ROLE. This leaves you with the spider who, like the two men, is a father only in name. The understated way you express this truth makes it hit me as a reader more powerfully than any direct, emotional expression. And letting the bowls of cereal carry the weight of your sorrow is equally effective. The mspider alone at the end is inspired.