Flavian Philip                                           

The Cocoon

Young caterpillar eat till the knowledge fattens you up
Consume all the wisdom within the room
This world you’ve seen once before from the ground
You’ll soon see from a much different point of view

Burst out of the tight barrier
Break out from your cocoon
Take the glide to freedom’s paradise
Do not be phased by the thoughts others assume

Follow that scent of nectar
With it’s zing of savory sweet
Don’t ever stop chasing your goals
Don’t ever accept defeat

Your story will be told one day
Your legacy will be carried
Be the pilot of your own life
Live your life without wary

Take risks
Make mistakes
Life isn’t perfect
But time, TIME

Doesn’t wait

 

 

 

 

Flavian Philip

Professor Janelle Poe

FIQWS 10108

05 November 2018

My Poetry Experience

        Within each poem that I constructed, I made sure to reflect my individuality and unique perspectives on the three topics that I had chosen: sexual assault, my skin complexion and race, and a cocoon. Within my first poem “The Burdens of  A Woman”, I was inspired by the societal discussion of the Brett Kavanaugh case, in which a woman by the name Julie Swetnick, accused Kavanaugh of being a known school party rapist when she was younger. This made me think of all the hardships that women deal with within their everyday lives. Within this poem I used metaphors and rhyme scheme to express my belief that women endure pain throughout their lives, and that they should be able to receive justice from their abusers no matter how powerful they may be seen within society.

    I entitled my second poem “Letters To A Young Black Girl” which was practically a letter to the seven year old version of myself. I had came to the realization of how much that I somewhat resented my eye color and skin complexion growing up and wrote a poem from my present perspective on how I see not only myself, but other women of color. I was inspired by the poem “Haiku” by Frank Lima and decided to write a set of haikus while consistently using metaphors and similes that correlated to my main theme of blackness.

    Within my third poem, “The Cocoon”, I discussed how people have the ability to evolve like a caterpillar going through metamorphosis, as long as they are willing to put in the effort to educate themselves and take risks in life.This poem was free-written. However  I used a series of metaphors to help my poem flow and to also carry out my overall theme that a person’s biggest holdback is themselves. Thus, stepping out of their comfort zones and figuratively flying into success allows a person to succeed and fulfill their ultimate life purpose.