Caterpillar's Cage Poem by Yiling Ding

It's amazing how
one feeling from the past
can become such
an integral part of you:
it is a string
that tugs at your heart
and refuses to break
even as you pull away;
it is an
illusory flower
with a pervasive scent
that entices you
in your every
dimension of time.

And so you are like
a caterpillar in your
threaded cage:
you will never
never spread your wings
until you learn to
break away
and chase after the
nectars
that are real.