Changing how I think of you.
Not because of anything
that you are on the outside,
but it’s the inside
that’s changing me.
Telling me
you have made
a choice now,
and this one’s gonna stick.
No doubts about it.
You’re coming into your next
phase of transformation.
Never what I thought you were,
my eyes were always unreliable.
Telling stories and telling lies,
while you stayed only on the edges.
I reached out to try and touch you.
Could feel you straining under your skin.
There was always something deeper
about you
than you ever let on.
Does it scare you?
Because it scares me.
Are you frightened?
Because I am terrified
to lose
what little part of you
I understand
in your next choices.
Metamorphosis
is just choosing to be you
in a way
you’ve never been before.
A smile crosses your lips.
Your face
disguising chrysalis.
Your eyes
telling me
that it’s gonna be okay.
You’ll return
in your new form.
Will I know you?
Will you know me?
There are the risks we run
when choosing to change
from the inside
out.
I bet you’re going to be beautiful.
You were always beautiful
to me.
DJR – 2023
