Attack of the centipede

As i sat on the worn out settee

with a mug of hot coco latte

crossing few inches from my feet 

was a centipede

[a bit smaller and less fierce

then the one that evaded me

on new years' eve]

a stool was the nearest thing at hand

to stop the creature from going

before darting

into the kitchen i did

to get me the machete

first i cut off the tail

that protruded from under the stool

then cautiously it was lifted

and the machete was ready

to chop off the head

with the tail and the head

chopped off

the middle part kept moving

aiming straight at me

[i was shivering]

i don't think it was the same 

with yesterday's one

which was bigger and redder

here's how it looked

with tail and head chopped

next to a kilometrico papermate ballpoint pen

at almost midnight

while struggling to compose this entry

my girl lamenting 

 about the boring shows on the tube

when she suddenly shouted

"Anak lipan!"

she jumped for the Baygon can

and sprayed the anak lipan

until it drowned

and laid still

Huh!

i hope there is no father centipede

coming to look 

for its offspring

and mate