Metamorphosis

I am a caterpillar

So little and unlikeable

I linger under the shade of a leaf

Trying to find my true purpose

The mere reason for my existence

I see you fly by

A beautiful butterfly

So majestic and graceful in your ways

Incomparable to the flower you land on

I am so different

Unnoticed by your eyes

I finally know what I want

To be like you

So I can have the opportunity

To be closer to you

But it’s all just a dream

An impossible one at that

I lay in a corner

Your presence persistent in my mind

My insides melt at it all

As I finally drift away into slumber

Enveloped in warm covers

When I finally wake up

Everything feels different

Like I’m a stranger in my own skin

I emerge from the layer I was encased by

Surprised by the iridescent wings on my back

Whether I’m in a dream or not

Real or not real

This is all I’ve wanted

To be transformed into something better

The sad part of this all

Is that you are no longer here

After I have changed so much