A Short Painful Reality

By Shane Perkins

A caterpillar starts a simple life Minding its business and eating plants Trying to grow to the best it can be The caterpillar is living a sinless life But nothing in life will go untouched Fellers and masticators at work Destroying something precious unintentionally Maybe it was just bad luck

Being born in a place to become a statistic Of how many casualties of their own environment Never getting the chance to become a butterfly or a moth Never getting the chance to get far away from home It seems like there is a curse placed from birth How can’t it be fair if everything happens for a reason God put everything on earth for a reason Everything born innocent

Maybe the butterfly should focus on helping caterpillars get to his level

But maybe the caterpillars life can be a lesson For everything coming after it Maybe it will give others courage to have a different ending Maybe they will want to do the most with their short lives But just like a hero, they will need guidance Because it would be insanity if nothing changes It wouldn’t hurt to just give them hope So a caterpillar can live a simple life

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