Morpho Maria |
| by Joanna Dela Rosa |
I.
when you break the cocoon
to examine my fears
you'll find a chrysalis
of my camouflaged tears
you'll carve out my breast
that shelters my heart;
your touch will trace
love's circulating chart
you'll cut out my tongue
that articulates my voice;
you'll pilfer truth
from lovers' choice
II.
when you decipher the shell
to unwind my strife,
you'll find spinning threads
of my metamorphic life
you'll blind my eyes
to forget the love;
you'll shroud the iris
from the heavens above
you'll inhale the scent
that inflames my blood;
you'll steal the fragrance
from love's transient flood
III.
when you dissect the worm
to witness my metamorphosis,
you'll unveil a butterfly
of love's analysis
you'll deafen my ears
to obliterate your verse;
you'll suppress the music,
serenading curse
you'll probe into my mind
to extricate my brain;
you'll wash my heart and soul
of love's indelible stain
IV.
when I dissect this worm
to grasp love's force
I'll find a butterfly
who perceives her course
when I decipher this shell
to fathom the life
I'll find a butterfly
who survived her strife
when I break this cocoon
to realize the birth
I'll find a butterfly
who knows her worth
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