After a year, here is a writing contest entry! The theme was change and I very much so took that literally lol Please enjoy <3 --------------------- Caterfly --------------------- Slithering among the leaves Clinging tightly to the eaves My comfort, my worth, my body galore The holes in the twigs, the wounds that they bore My teeth are the cause, and I do not mind The marks, my trail, they make me defined It is who I am, I slide, I creep I slink, and I sneak Peacefully eating, searching for more It is not healthy, I am a nuisance, but I have no choice for there is no other score I am like a bug, I pester, I eat I lie and I cheat Until I felt the world close in It spins, its texture like my skin I watch the world close away Much to my dismay I sit and I wait It seems just like fate Fighting, I fight Forever stuck in the eternal night My body, it molds I feel the new folds Fear, the fear I’m afraid, my future unclear I panic, the walls grow closer My body feels grosser The change, the change I fear I am changing My life, my views, all rearranging Then the light Bright, bright enough to quell my fright I reach and I strain Listening to the soft sounds of the rain Fear, fear, fear, fear It opens and opens, the world becoming clear It breaks, I break, it breaks The walls fall as they flake Free I am free I rise up with glee Then I fall I cry as I sprawl I spread- I spread my what? The air becomes softer, the soft morning breeze The sunlight in my eyes as I float through the trees I feel lighter, my wings growing in height My body a feather as I fly in delight The colors seem brighter, the world more alive My struggle is light, I begin to thrive I feel no more malice, no need to cause pain My uncomfortable past has become a mere stain The green in my wings, a reminder of what I have done I feel no discomfort, no striking memory, for my day has been won I flap through the world, wild and free Myself became beautiful, no longer such a flea I have my peace Now just a timepiece I felt through the pain Alive, to no strain For maybe it is simply just strange That it is okay to experience change -Simon <3
