The Caterpillar

The Caterpillar

A Poem by Emily Dickinson Jr.
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An interesting poem abot a caterpillar turning into a butterfly that had quite a few interesting interpretations when viewed as a metaphor. plz read.

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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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

© 2013 Emily Dickinson Jr.


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''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.


Posted 11 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Emily Dickinson Jr.

11 Years Ago

lol I'm glad you liked it :-) I posted it awhile ago but I decieded to push it to the top cuz I lik.. read more



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I going to remember this, then it will be easier for me to study for my tests. I love the poem. 100/100

Posted 12 Years Ago


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Emily Dickinson Jr.

12 Years Ago

aww thanx soo much!! I'm so glad you like it!
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12 Years Ago

you're welcome
wow this was really cool! You did a great job turning a caterpiller into a metaphor for life (atleast that how I saw it) I think its cool how it became a butterfly in the end :) great job!

Posted 12 Years Ago


Emily Dickinson Jr.

12 Years Ago

aww thanx I just wrote this cuz I saw a quote about a butterfly on someones profile and decided to w.. read more
Alexa Tasch

12 Years Ago

lol well its very nice! Your welcome!
Emily Dickinson Jr.

12 Years Ago

:-)

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Added on August 19, 2012
Last Updated on January 17, 2013
Tags: butterfly, caterpillar, evolve, metamorphasis, cacoon

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Emily Dickinson Jr.
Emily Dickinson Jr.

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