PAD Challenge Day 3: Imago (I'm a Go...Fly)

PAD Challenge Day 3: Write an animal poem.

Imago (I’m a Go... Fly)

Temporarily,

the green surrounding

me is my home.

My ovule was laid

here for a reason.

Another beautiful Monarch

believed in me before

I could caterpillar crawl my way out,

go through flowers

to fuel my life on my own,

show off my own phenotypical

blend of multi-colored stripes

then hide in my chrysalis.

Don’t worry about me being here.

This will not take long.

This stage is not isolation out of fear.

I promise, I am not ghosting

just to be ghosting.

I am accepting my growth.

I am protecting my growth.

I am falling in love with the

brown skin that will shape
me differently for a lifetime.

Even if you don’t understand

my resting period

And refuse to accept this change,

I’m a go, open-up from this chrysalis anyway-

unfold these damped, soft wings,

pump blood into them gracefully;

Get them flapping happily

because I don’t want to watch

everybody else take flight when

I can be brave and fly,

And leave a legacy on

the same greenery for

another monarch to

metamorphosis and call home.

D'ElegantOne 

Appreciate every stage in life,
especially your personal growth
as much as a butterfly would.
Danielle C. Robinson