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Bitter Caterpillar
By DuchessofDoom
You think I’m gentle but remember this
Even butterflies are carnivorous
Tear my wings and stab my eyes
I’ll wrap myself in a cocoon of crystallized tears
And destabilize
Encased in that protective shell of grief
Suspended by a brown and withered leaf
I’ll burst in brilliant fashion, outward defiant
No longer little Rhopalocera compliant
And eat your fresh flesh with a grin
The scar forever burned into my skin
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Copyright 2016 DuchessofDoom
Published on .
Filed under: "Reflective" and
"Poetry"
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On Tuesday, August 2, 2016, bluegypsea
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wrote:
Evokes an image of "beautiful angst". I really enjoyed reading this... and especially the line "I'll wrap myself in a cocoon of crystallized tears". Brilliant!
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A former member wrote:
Simply wonderful. I delight in the intensity and your rhyme is sharp.
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