"The Butterfly Theory"

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~tasha~

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I saw a
butterfly
once, it's left
wing was
crumpled, tipping
it off-balance
as it crawled
along
the window sill

It's right wing
was still
smooth and
perfect,
gaily coloured in
a pretty
pastel pink -

It looked so
cheerful and delicate,
as it beat
against
the air, the
butterfly
struggling vainly
to lift itself
back into
flight -

And then a
slight
breeze came along,
nearly tumbling
the crippled
butterfly
out into
dangerous wide-open
spaces

But I cupped
my hand
around it's
frail form, protecting
it until the
wind had passed
by in it's
mini-fury.

And I continued
watching it.

You came and stood
beside me, and we
watched together
for a moment,
silent in our
own
personal musings...

Then, suddenly,
you brought your
hand
down on the
butterfly,
smashing it against
the window sill

You kept your hand
over it, just
for a moment, and
then lifted it,
staring at the
crushed form of
the forever-broken
butterfly -

When you looked at me,
you smiled
and shrugged, and said
that it didn't matter, that
the damned thing
might as well have
been dead already,
that you had
done it a
favour -

And you walked
away,
whistling an
almost familiar
tune...

And in that moment,
I
was the
butterfly

Posted 15 Jul 2007

~tasha~ says
eshajam said:

I watched a Butterfly today,
She seemed to know the right way.

She would flutter here and flutter there
And then she landed on my chair.

The sunlight glistened off her beautiful wings
And I swear I heard her begin to sing.

Her colors were all purples and pinks
And I could feel an emptiness in me begin to sink.

A Coldness in my heart began to melt
And a warmness replaced it, which I have never felt.

With one last chorus she fluttered high
I thought if I lost her I just might die.

Then I heard a voice, crystal clear
You shall never loose me; I will always be near.

So I have planted a butterfly garden you see,
For a butterfly must always be free.

And I watch my butterfly every day,
So that I too, now know the way.



Posted 23 Oct 2007

eshajam says
@ tasha

thanks
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Posted 25 Oct 2007

^dewaja^ says
KING OF JB said:

hmmmm



Posted 25 Oct 2007

eshajam says
Thanks Guys...
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