Category Archives: Poem

Twelve

Posted on September 7, 2018 by caterpillargold

Twelve is such a frantic, explosive age To be surrounded by it is to be reminded of the passage of time I recall my own fierce tempers and mood swings  My fragile friendships, As passionate as any fairy tale and … Continue reading →

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Kitchen-Table Prophecy

Posted on November 26, 2017 by caterpillargold

She was fed a story as a child Standing in her grandmothers’ kitchen Between two old, knife-scarred, wooden tables Munching on fresh-from-the-oven buttered bread “This one will fall in love hard and all at once” She swallowed it whole Between … Continue reading →

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Ink

Posted on September 18, 2017 by caterpillargold

At this keyboard, my fingers are stalled My brain is tripping over words Putting sentences together That I quite like the formation of Can hardly remember how you once tasted on my lips How I gasped to kiss you and … Continue reading →

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Paying attention

Posted on August 15, 2017 by caterpillargold

You were talking Saying something interesting Truly, it was I was paying attention I swear I was It was just a moment When I noticed your hands And how they move when you talk And how somehow They are large … Continue reading →

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Yoga

Posted on July 11, 2017 by caterpillargold

I’ve got gym clothes on And I’m laying, “stretching” out on the mat waiting for class to start As people around me set up I’m proud of myself for making it here. It’s been a long day I had to … Continue reading →

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Home is

Posted on June 5, 2017 by caterpillargold

Home was the pages of a good book Curled up on a  couch Sound off, the world disappearing As I learned what kind of person I wanted to be Home was your blue eyes and quick laugh Touching your neck … Continue reading →

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Grow

Posted on May 15, 2017 by caterpillargold

My mother grew me Hair, bones, teeth and skin Incubating in her stomach Nourishing an idea of a person For nine tender months Until I burst forth Like a hideous, shriveled raisin And became real My mother grew me She gave … Continue reading →

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Capital R

Posted on April 24, 2017 by caterpillargold

I am a deeply Romantic person Note the capital R. I am utter crap at grand gestures I’ll forget birthdays and feel weird bringing Or accepting flowers The words ‘I love you’ Are said clumsily, like a drunk person trying … Continue reading →

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What choice is there, really?

Posted on April 24, 2017 by caterpillargold

I let myself fall for a story I weave the threads together like an insane Choose-your-own-adventure tale Sometimes the path leads to tender gazes, sweet gestures the gentle touch of a hand knowing questions and inside jokes Full of the … Continue reading →

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Seven Years

Posted on March 25, 2017 by caterpillargold

They did the math, you know Every seven years, your cells have all replaced themselves You have a new skin And probably smell different Every seven years This means I can figure out exactly To the day The moment when … Continue reading →

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