I Know How A Caterpillar Feels

I know how a caterpillar feels. In that dark enclosed container.
I know how heavy it feels. When it doesn’t know, Its own strength.
From the heaviness, Of being rejected by others.
I know the darkness too well. When it isolates from the world.
I know the emptiness. It goes through.
When all it hears, Is its own voice.
But, I also know how the butterfly feels. After the process of metamorphosis.
I know the pain it feels, From letting go of its old self.
And not knowing who this new self is, Arising.
Rejected, A sign of disgust.
I know too well the butterfly. Beauty.
Once it has embodied. Its radiant form.
I know too well the melancholy. Of walking away from.
The suffering of that chrysalis. And welcoming a brand new world.
Of adventures.
For you can’t be a butterfly, Without being a caterpillar.
© Carla Mino, 2023.
