Chrysalis = Potential
“Hot Prowl”
The Chrysalis looks dead; that is its disguise. A simple, broken leaf, soon to be swept away by wind or rain. But in fact, it’s a puzzle box that holds the whole universe inside itself; an unbroken chain of DNA, an augury of “becoming” dating from the dawn of Life itself. So is each of us a Chrysalis…of what? For what?
We are powerhouses seeking ignition. We can feel the slow-gathering strength within, but we are still mysteries to ourselves. We need the Other to become a Full Being. Plato posited that man/woman are separated angels endlessly seeking their other half. Your duty is to protect the chrysalis so that it can unfold in its own good time. Be patient, your day of flight and connection comes ever closer.
HOT PROWL
Don’t wake up.
Surveilled by night
Your chiseled torso
Slackened with exhaustion.
Touching things that once
You touched,
Listening to your apnea;
I turn away before you turn.
Making peace with all my choices.
It’s been worth everything –
Winning in divorce a
Hard-won superpower:
Invisibility
Alysse Aallyn 
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