A Future Monarch

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The Milkweed host with its dainty flowerets is being consumed.

This creepy caterpillar has a voracious appetite.

It is not his moral fault that his life is programmed

to consume at the expense of others.

He has little to no idea that his destiny awaits him.

His appetites are in the present, and his addiction

will not end until it is time.

Eventually all that will be left of this lovely Milkweed

will be her chewed up spine.

However, in the wild she has a secret.

She too is programmed.

She spreads aggressively underground.

Life on Earth is not only about the present.

Nature has to plan for future generations.

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Katherine J Krein

My name is Katherine J. Krein. I lost my father in June of 2013, and then I lost my mother in November of the same year. After they both died I went through a mind-warping number obsession that has taken me years to control. This is my story. It is now 2025. I still use this site to post some poems and thoughts. My obsession has faded, however, I still notice the numbers. Faith, hope, and love is what guides me now.

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