This story was published in Fiction Shorts. The word limit is 100. Today’s word prompt is psyche.
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Did you know the Greek word psyche means soul and caterpillar?
That’s when it started. I guess humans need symbols — things that mean something else. But it’s not easy being a token — not all lions are courageous. Some want to stop and smell the African Lilly.
That’s me in the photo, what you call the teenage stage. Soon, I’ll spend time in my room, hanging upside down and stretching, eventually sprouting wings and flying away.
Just doing what comes naturally.
You should, too.
I suggest you look inside yourself for guidance instead of burdening me.
That’s what mature adults do.
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Note: the stages of a caterpillar/butterfly are egg, larva (caterpillar), pupa, and adult (butterfly).
