Safe and Sound
...chrysalis tears
meconium oozes
soft wings cling
butterfly’s
pupal fluid
red like blood
caterpillar and chrysalis
combine to change
ugly duckling to swan
first flight
like a...
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Categories:
meconium, beauty, butterfly,
Form: Free verse
The Rudiments of Wings
...THE RUDIMENTS OF WINGS
Barely stubs,
these soul nodules,
not yet protruding the surface,
still part of the wormlike me.
The force of metamorphosis
thrusts hard against filmy chrysalis;
mec...
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Categories:
meconium, butterfly, change, life, metaphor,
Form: Free verse
Miracle of Life
...Midnight is upon the moon
Driving feeling crazy as a loon
Tired and excited to see your face
Love overflowing, scared, wanting time to race
I see your face
Nervousness and worry
Trying to eas...
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Categories:
meconium, nostalgia
Form: Free verse