Metamorphosis

a poem

Photo by Alfred Schrock on Unsplash

Listen here:

long after the body has stopped growing 

and there are only subtle changes

a gray hair here and there

and the beginning of a wrinkle 

something within begins to shift 

and every cell inside 

whispers the word change 

and yet the body 

remains the same 

as a caterpillar of emotions 

inches its way to the surface 

an inner cocoon is created 

within the heart 

and inside the mind 

the beginning of an understanding 

blossoms 

as the world stares at you 

you remain unchanged 

unflinching and misunderstood 

but inside the inner landscape 

begins an invisible dance 

that shakes the walls of the heart 

crumbles false mindsets 

and awakens 

that which was never meant 

to be dormant.