this is no caterpillar.
it's the collective skulls
of my ancestors. their scalps
are still attached, so are
their brains.
my grandfather's head is on
top of my father's. my
grandmother's on top
of my grandfather.
then my great-uncle
then my great-aunt
then my great-grand-mother.
then my great grandfather
and his siblings.
and after that's my
great-great grandfather.