Caterpillar

Caterpillar

Getting older is odd

You go from perfect

Unblemished soft skin

To freckles and pimples

Moles and scars

And just when you get used

To your own reflection

It changes again

Wrinkles and laugh lines

Sun spots and hag hairs

I’m never sure I’m going 

To recognize my own face

Some days I’m comfortable 

In my own skin

And other days

I want to crawl right out of it

Transformation is never easy

Just ask the caterpillar

Words: ©2020LCR
Image: CCO