The Caterpillar

An interesting poem abot a caterpillar turning into a butterfly that had quite a few interesting interpretations when viewed as a metaphor. plz read.

 

 

Inch through life

A creature

below notice

Below standards

And Below beauty

 

 

 

 

 

 

Just to survive

 

We grapple

We hide

We climb

We exist

 

Ultimately

Our world goes black

 

The gentle white cotton

Blinds, binds, and mutes

The outside universe

 

Now it's only us

And our cuddly darkness

 

'It must be over'

This life of survival

 

For why else would

There be comforting darkness

 

A delightful abyss

 

Then the cotton falls to pieces

Blinding beams shoot into my world

 

Will the light blind me?

Was I blind before?

 

The rainbow binds my world now

The abyss was finite

And I'm not as I knew

 

I'm a beauty

I have wings

I'm meant to fly

 

So me, this wonderful me

So new

So True

As I fly

Toward sky so blue

 

No cotton walls to contain

No comfort to falsify

Only freedom not denied

 

I'm a senseless, defenceless

Invincible, individual

 

Butterfly

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reviews

[Tree]

''I'm a beauty /I have wings/ I'm meant to fly.'' These verses alone flapped their delicate wings and flew right off the screen. A poignant piece that could be also a larger metaphor. About the transformation of our own lives. It is always nice when we re/ discover the poet. Very nice piece, EM.

[Emily Dickinson Jr.]

lol I'm glad you liked it :-) I posted it awhile ago but I decieded to push it to the top cuz I like it a lot.

[Neville]

Hey Emily, what a suprisingly nice experience, crawling out of bed, checking the mail & finding this little gem, just waiting to be read. A great way to start the day,

All Good THings, Neville

[Emily Dickinson Jr.]

aww thanx so much neville! :-) I'm glad I could make your day and you sure did make mine with that comment! I'm so glad you liked it

cheers,
Emily

[Neville]

Cheers, me dear's N

[Anjelica Allen]

I love this!! So well written and simply adorable. :)

[Emily Dickinson Jr.]

I'm so glad you loved it!! :-) thanx so much :-)

[kimmy]

This was a great poem, I love it. You could use this in life other then the caterpillar..We could use this in our lives :)

[Emily Dickinson Jr.]

yeah I'v heard that quite a bit. originally this way meant to be a literal description but afterwards alot of people told me they could relate to it metaphorically in their lives

[kimmy]

lol, that is a good thing to be able to write like that. I need to read some more of your work:)

[Emily Dickinson Jr.]

that'll make me happy :-) I love hearing about ppl enjoying my work plus I have so much posted you aint likely to run out of material anytime soon lol

[Christopher Booyakasha]

the life of a butterfly! Oh yeah!
that was good, it was so beautifully put.

[Emily Dickinson Jr.]

thanx chris! :-) glad you think so

[Akira]

I think I fell in love with this!

[Emily Dickinson Jr.]

ooh YAY!!! I always love it when that happens :-D

[Ana Drake]

Amazing, quiet a poem Emily.
Truly a dynamic write, and its going into my library.
Love the picture choice as well.
Thankx for the R.R

[Emily Dickinson Jr.]

its no prob VD :-) I'm glad you liked it so much! and of course its always my pleasure to share

[Elaine]

I love the underlying context of this poem. You truly did a fantastic job :)

[Emily Dickinson Jr.]

aww thanx elaine I'm glad you enjoyed and understood it

[Rob Santana]

Amazing!! I felt like running through some flowers,ssshhh!!! don't tell anyone,haha. Graceful and soothing poem..

[Emily Dickinson Jr.]

hahaha it'll be our lilttle secret well us and everyone else who reads this comment lol :-P

[Rob Santana]

hahaha, I know right!!!!!

[Heromen Selena]

So cool!! I love butterflies and how they make that transformation. From the caterpillar, to the cocoon, to the beautiful butterfly you made the words flow and express such feeling. Wonderful :)

[Emily Dickinson Jr.]

aww thanx :-) glad you enjoyed it so much

[kelvin]

taking life by every inch just slowly making it to destination till finally in life you have enough surely it must be more to it then this so you shelter yourself in the darkness of warm walls and transform yourself you come to light in life from being trapped in the pass stuck in nothingness only darkness and non accomplished dreams to only come free and fly through life. very good read here i like this as always keep writing fellow writer

[Emily Dickinson Jr.]

exactly so Kevin! :-) I'm really glad you liked it. I will always keep writing :-)

[kelvin]

This is a good thing