My Life As a Caterpillar

I lazily stroll on a leaf,
carrying my fatty weight with me,
wondering how beautiful the butterflies are.

They tell me that they were once like me,
carrying their fatty weight like me,
wondering how beautiful butterflies are.

“To be like us, you will first have to stop
a caterpillar, and thinking like a caterpillar,”
they always tell me.

I leave it to fate, to see how time
re-designs me into a butterfly,
decorating the spring air…..


By: Teddy Kimathi

In: Personify Any Animal of Your Choosing Contest
Copyright © | Year Posted 2013

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January 28, 2014 at 3:51 PM
Teddy, CONGRATULATIONS, a very clever write, you did well in "Personifying Any Animal of Your Choosing" *enjoyed every poem.......... ~SKAT~
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January 28, 2014 at 11:46 PM
Thank you for your kind words SKAT A :-)
Mehta Avatar
January 5, 2014 at 1:01 AM
Enjoyed the personification and congrats on your win, Teddy
Kimathi Avatar
January 7, 2014 at 7:35 AM
Thank you very much Dr. Ram Mehta.
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