From the Chrysalis

It was on the radio
I remember that song
It’s been imprinted
On my mind

Laying on the bed
Sleeve in hand
Headphones on
Pig in the air

Takes me back
Shakes me up
Those days of wonder
Those pangs of hunger
To get out
To break free
From the chrysalis
It was a chrysalis

Paperback read
Sci-fi Frazetta image
Lands of danger
Ages scrambled

At the keys
Bach and Mozart
Counterpoint groove
Minuet and Gavotte

Take me back
Shake me up
Those days of wonder
Those pangs of hunger
To get out
To break free
From the chrysalis
I was in a chrysalis

Look stage left
Fall back on air
Yank in crisis
O’Neill’s best

Equality talk
High school library
Teacher says,
“You’re an Owenite”

Took me back
Shook me up
Those days of wonder
Those pangs of hunger
To get out
To break free
From the chrysalis
I left my chrysalis

August 20, 2022
Remembering important things I learned about as a teen that became an important part of who I have become.