The Cocoon

Unfold my cocoon and let me out
Touch me soft and wrap me up inside you
Fold me deep within your arms and love me forever
Hold me so close that each breath that escapes me rushes into your lungs
Butterflies escape my mouth when I speak to you
They come from my soul and into my belly, up through my throat and flutter across your body.
Set me free and let me go.
Unwrap the cocoon and set me free.

-Shireen Kachwalla