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Caterpillar

For Ellie Hoovs' Unofficial Wonderland Poetry Prompts Challenge

By Rachel DeemingPublished about a year ago • Updated about a year ago • 1 min read
Caterpillar
Photo by Mihály Köles on Unsplash

You're fat

And I don't like the way you move.

Hairy legged worm, that's what you are!

You're just larvae by another name

Eating cabbages and making doilies

Of everything.

Get away from me!

Until you change, I don't want to see you.

I could squish you

Between my fingers

But I don't want to feel you

On my skin.

Lurid, horrible little beast.

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You may have noticed that caterpillars fail to inspire me. I actually have nothing against them at all.

Here's a link to the challenge:

nature poetryFree Versesurreal poetry

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    Written by Rachel Deeming