Are Caterpillars Cognizant?
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Saloni Jaiswal, Grade 7
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Poetry
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2017
When caterpillars go to sleep
I wonder if they’re knowing
that while their sleep is very deep
their lovely wings are growing?
Is metamorphosis a shock
or is it all expected?
Do larvae young ones watch the clock
and know it’s all connected?
When they crochet that crusty shell
that doesn’t look delicious
and hide in sight so very well
are they themselves suspicious?
Like teenage girls that want a bust
anticipating greatly
do they awake with pride or just
think, “What has happened lately.”