Butterflies & Centipedes
Falling in love is a scary thing.
You never notice
until it's too late.
Water drips and sends ripples,
some feel like storms of thunder
and others like waves-
lapping at your feet.
Your heart begins to beat again-
well it always beat,
but you forgot it's rhythm.
And again you listen
to it's gentle tune.
Around him it beats irregularly,
fluttering like butterflies in a cage.
The last time this happened
your heart was broken,
so now you're never sure
if the tickled feeling is butterfly wings
or centipede legs.
So you fear the fluttering.
You wish you could cut open your heart,
and examine the insect
that made it's home there.
But you know that you can't,
so you avoid him
and mask the feeling.
Then the insects get restless;
they feel trapped in their little cage,
and burst forth into the night.
And now it's too late;
you enjoy the fluttering
and the tickled feeling.
You're still not sure if it's butterflies or centipedes,
but you're also not sure if you care.
About this poem
A poem about the fear that comes with falling in love, especially after you've been hurt before.
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Written on December 01, 2022
Submitted by ekitelinger1 on November 01, 2023
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Quick analysis:
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 997 |
Words | 203 |
Stanzas | 7 |
Stanza Lengths | 3, 4, 5, 7, 4, 6, 5 |
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