Perpetual Caterpillars

By Anthony G. D'Agnese


Woe to those poor caterpillars
confined to myopic meandering
whose limited vision
condemns them
to perpetual wandering.

When all that is needed is
Surrender
to the cocoon
to the shelter of the self.
Emerging resplendent
able to fly
to see
to soar!
a caterpillar no more.