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This is another childhood poem.  The title was meant as a combination of "encapsulated" and "snared"....

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Ensnared

(Another childhood poem.)



Filaments tightly woven,

a chrysalis cradles me,

deflects the dangers;

it is an armored womb,

bright and hard.

Loosely woven,

a web imprisons me;

struggles snare me firmly

in these threads.

What weaves this armor

and this trap?

It is I --

I am the spider,

and the potential

butterfly.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2012

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March 7, 2012 at 7:04 PM
Just a wonderful piece of writing. I really like the imagery and parallels drawn in your writing. Stephen.
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