Cocoon

oh little nesting doll
why do you hide inside yourself?
why can’t you set your mind free?
inside, there’s nothing to see.

doesn’t it pain you
to be so out of touch?
if only they all knew
that hope alone is not enough.

oh little butterfly
why do you want to transform?
do you think that this cocoon
will give you phases like the moon?

maybe you can fool the rest
but i know you haven’t changed.
feelings you try to suppress
with new colors—but the same dull paint.

darling, i see your soul is distressed,
and you think you’re beyond repair.
you’re so cocooned, so unexpressed,
and you wonder, does anyone care?

2/15/2020
Contest: "Does Anybody Care?"

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Richard Lamoureux

February 17, 2020 at 9:20 AM

I think they do, but they know that unless you struggle, you will never become a butterfly. I hope you are experiencing your whole spectrum of colours. Hugs Rick.