Aching to Pupate

Aching to Pupate

Regina Spektor

In “Aching to Pupate,” Spektor creates an image of a funny little character that wishes their life to change into something less boring – similar to how an everyday larva may eventually pupate into an interesting butterfly, reaching its full potential. The use of future tense throughout indicates the speaker is stuck in a repetitive cycle of doing the same thing every single day, so they know exactly what will happen next in their life