caterpillars

Scrunching, squirming,
Creepy-crawlies.

Little strings of spineless, squishy bug.

Their words are like burrs in my heart.
I wince when they speak. I don't like dealing with them.

"You - you worms!"
I want to say to rude, foolish people.

but

They're not worms at all
they're Caterpillars.