Caterpillar

there is a green caterpillar in my mental garden

he is very hungry

he won’t stop munching

I’ve tried to remove him many times

he’s pretty fucking fast though

he can decimate a tomato plant thought in a day

it’s necessary to eliminate the pests

for my budding brain to blossom

I try to prune the dead leaf defense mechanisms he has eaten through

cast aside the lazy branches of defeat

in order to replace them with motivational sprouts and inspiring seedlings

and with enough work, one day, all that will remain

will be the fruits of my labor

shall I blame the bug for my garden’s sickness

or the gardener that will not take the time to see the caterpillar,

much less remove it