The Love Experiement

Butterfly

Alone I came

Bare and naked with little to refrain

Taught to crawl in order to fly

I listened to others in order to comprehend

Anxious to cocoon

I internalized and hid pieces of me

The leaves I ate

Distasteful looks they gave to penetrate

The excitement I gave others as Corposant

The caterpillar I wanted to display

I began to fall silent as my skin felt as if something in it was crawling

The sky was grey and the clouds began to open up this day

Patient I was with me crawling

Eating what left overs were easy to come across

My time was passing me by

I opened my eyes to see no one

They all had left to fly

A whisper from the wind

I knew my time as the caterpillar was at its end

With no one to speak

I was left to determine what tree I would reach

Before a wrapping of silk

I needed to clear my limb

A slow crawl due to bouts and contusions

I tried to imagine my new wings I would soon be using

Hopeful and thankful

As I heard the birds call out in hunger

The adrenaline subsided with the forgiveness of the blunder

Layers slowly strategically hide my gateways

The sun shines light upon me, promising better days

Discarding all my yesterdays

Evolving…enabling me to fly away