Countdown to Eviction

The cocoon was starting to get too cramped,

& I knew I would have to leave soon,

but the truth is I was afraid of what lied ahead,

& why I was forced to find out so soon.

I had become completely comfortable

& wasn't quite ready to leave the transformation stage

because what if the word failure was written on the final page.

I didn't know how to be a butterfly,

or what to do with my new wings,

truth is I had just gotten used to the cocoon,

& now again we were changing things.

So afraid to fall,

disregarding the possibility of me flying,

so ready to accept failure,

without even really trying

but there was no turning back,

my caterpillar days were over,

& my last day in the cocoon

was approaching closer & closer.

I have to rid myself of this fear,

or be forced to hold a burden too heavy,

so God I just pray that when these new wings emerge,

you just make sure that I'm ready.