I was not born to a cocoon
Merely
sentenced to one
so I could emerge
radiant, ready, ripe.
But that's not how it played out.
When I emerged
I found
Ridicule, leer, criticism
That's how I retreated
to the cocoon
forever.
This is not
a genetic mutation.
Merely
A personal response
to your collective stimuli.
Merely
sentenced to one
so I could emerge
radiant, ready, ripe.
But that's not how it played out.
When I emerged
I found
Ridicule, leer, criticism
That's how I retreated
to the cocoon
forever.
This is not
a genetic mutation.
Merely
A personal response
to your collective stimuli.
3 comments:
Well written. The economy of words and straightforward delivery make a sharp impact. As for the subject, I can relate :-)
Hey Cloud Cutter: Thanks! And yes, I think we can all sort of relate. That's why we blog. This is a safe place. The cocoon we built for ourselves.
HI HDWK...yeah totally relate to it...but the caterpillar is now a butterfly...different and refuses to conform to what the society wants :-)
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