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A Caterpillar's Choice
By Jordan Jackson
A caterpillar watches its kin take to the skies,
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with wings bigger than the leaves they once crunched. It watches
them embrace the blue, endless and unknown.
The caterpillar, however, takes to the forest floor
instead of the sky above.
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It eats and worries. Will its wings be strong
enough to surf currents of wind? Will the color attract
predators and unwanted attention? Will they be strong
enough to flee when the birds come pecking?
It eats more and worries more.
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So it falls for the forest instead of embracing the sky.
It surfs the green instead of the blue, burying
itself in the love of the lush foliage. It thinks
of its kin, hoping they still think fondly of it.
Because this caterpillar refuses to change.
