- Composer: Michael Winikoff, with lyrics by Leanne Veitch.
- Instruments: a cappella SAT semi-chorus and SATB choir
- Duration: 7:00 minutes
- Difficulty: Moderate
- Score: Deconstruct a Chrysalis PDF
- Recording: Deconstruct a Chrysalis recording
Text
deconstruct a chrysalis
unravel the twisted thread
pull apart the gossamer

take a look
nothing inside
but a shrivelled corpse
no pulse, no beating heart
no wings, perhaps the tiniest hint
of a shroud that once might have flown
now the gift is gone
deconstruct the universe
unravel the twisted mind
pull apart the skin, the eyes
take a look
nothing inside
but a shrivelled heart
now pulled apart
Leanne Veitch 