BUTTERFLY

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Listen,
Be quiet,
Listen to the story,
Hush your mouth,
It’s a rags to riches story.


A pair,
Dancing to a tune,
One of their choosing,
Listen and watch,
Beating wings
Intricate movements,
It’s two butterflies in a waltz,
A price is paid
The piper for a tune afforded
The two,
An egg is given onto nature
A price so fair.


Days pass,
The two butterflies long gone,
An egg is left in tears,
Torn to pieces,
Another’s journey begins,
Undulating,
Sluggish,
On legs so many,
At a pace so boring,
Looking so sorry,
Vulnerable,
Listen to the caterpillar’s story.


A prison,
A home,
A tomb,
Perched innocuously
On a tree,
Watch,
Be amazed,
Listen,
Be patient,
Life beats in the chest
Of one deep in sleep,
Listen to the story of a cocoon.


The breaking of a shell
Births life and understanding,
A journey comes to an end,
Another’s begins,
A cocoon gives way to
Wings in air,
From rags to riches,
Those who crawl can fly,
Only time tells,
Listen to the story of the butterfly.


Eggs and butterflies,
Darkness and light,
Life poses questions,
Answers abound,
There are no questions
Without answers,
Just look to the butterfly,
All of life is summed up
In the journey of a butterfly.