the caterpillar

I was walking my dog the other day when we ran into the caterpillar

“Good morning caterpillar”, I said
“Good morning”, the caterpillar mumbled
“Are you okay caterpillar?”, I asked
“Not really, no”, the caterpillar said

“I ran into this butterfly”, she said, “and he was a complete knob”

“Don’t let that get to to you”, I said, “he’s only a butterfly! And look at you, you are a caterpillar!”

the caterpillar took another sip of whiskey