I want to be imago
My wings will be so nice
I am wrapped up so tightly
I made the sacrifice
I’ve given up this body
To become something new
How long have I been dreaming
That I will turn into:

Something so beautiful and strange
Something you can’t explain
Something without a name
But

Will I escape
From this pupa state?
The only bliss in the chrysalis
Is total metamorphosis
To liquify feels so erotic
I love being holometabolic
And once I complete this stage
I will break free from my cage
I will break free from my cage

I want shiny elytra
Maybe I ask too much
I will become a creature
Every bug collector wants
I’ve almost reached eclosion
What do you think I’ll be
It matters not, as long as I give up humanity
I know it’s time to separate
I’m feeling quite pharate
But I am unafraid

Will I escape
From this pupa state?
The only bliss in the chrysalis
Is complete ontogenesis
I feel your hands around my body
I'm tightly bound up like shibari
And now that this form is done
I shed my exuvium