Mar 2018
A caterpillar
Scared of the world.
Going through
The same routine.
Eating and
Always in
The same place.
The caterpillar
Learns
And begins
To stray.
Exploring
Growing
Becoming more.
A chrysalis
Around the
Brave caterpillar
It needs time
To sleep
To dream
Before the big change.
A broken chrysalis.
A butterfly
Spreads its
New wings.
Free
To fly
To live.
Scared of the world.
Going through
The same routine.
Eating and
Always in
The same place.
The caterpillar
Learns
And begins
To stray.
Exploring
Growing
Becoming more.
A chrysalis
Around the
Brave caterpillar
It needs time
To sleep
To dream
Before the big change.
A broken chrysalis.
A butterfly
Spreads its
New wings.
Free
To fly
To live.
I created this poem as a kind of metaphor for myself. I used to be very anxious about getting outside of my comfort zone, but I am now spreading my wings and becoming more.
