General Poetry posted March 21, 2015

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The Butterfly's Lament

by michaelcahill

The Butterfly's Lament                                              by michael cahill   Yes I see the eyes that stare and know I hypnotize with garish colors some defying names or blinding thought with bluish hues but too I see desire's inner fire within a need that pleads   possess   I must possess you so as to brighten my dull world   My wings like flags unfurled upon your wall as if it's you who's all the focus imagining a world where you enthrall the guests who merely marvel at your prize   Those lies hide deep inside you and my wings reflect upon your gleaming sweaty sheen while you justify your craving need to shine by capturing my life and all the glittered colors now imprisoned you have gleaned   Think of my reluctance to be touched or let you near consider my humble lonely life when I was new   chrysalis   A speck among a ball of specks how soon I was imprisoned in the darkness of a tomb that held no light a coffin holding my life trapped within   and this was not my end but my beginning   I fought unknowing my fate could I break through to find light I only sought my freedom from an endless blackened night   I clawed and scraped with one desire a life where I could fly I couldn't quit or I'd be fit to die I wondered why a fate like this would be bestowed on any living creature, was not some existence owed   Then a speck of light lit my heart and hope sprung forth and strength anew In little time I'd broken free with but one thing to do The sky was far away from every hell that I had known I leapt into the air and soon touched all my eyes had shown   So no I won't be coming close though clearly it's your wish I know your longing for me is a poison-bearing dish. The sad part of my freedom is  beauty's loneliness   even as all stare   You see only colors nothing more You'd gladly once again entomb me for you don't truly care Perhaps you'll think about my soul's lament and where I came from you'll recall   As for me I'll carry on still entombed in my cocoon although you see no boundaries nor perceive the sky a wall

Writing Prompt Write a poem using the topic: butterfly. Your poem can be in any style. You can write about an actual butterfly or compare someone to a butterfly. Or you may come up with a way to use butterfly as your theme in a way no one has thought of before. Any length, any format. Artwork, notes and whatever you wish to use in your display is fine. That's it. Simple, one rule: a poem that incorporates, "Butterfly" somehow.

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