Good day,
Says caterpillar
There is no telling
What I will become
Before this life is over
Before this day is done
I’ve had my fill of leaves
Wandered wide and far
Among grasshoppers
And, in danger
From feisty feathered thieves
Now this branch is withered
Now my time is nigh
To rest my weary heart
And weave my blessed bed
The world about me slows
Until it comes full stop
I don’t know if or when
My breath draws in
Or if it truly drops
Like a shadow creeping
Misty and unceasing
I’ve done all I can
And all I ever could
As caterpillar me
Now I lay me down to rest
And someday when I awaken
To the flowers
And to the sky
Perhaps then
I will know the answers
To the questions
Of when and where and why
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ellie894 July 7, 2020
