Butterflies and Me
If I were pretty, you wouldn't hurt me,
Right?
You'd let me be who I want to be. . .
Let me live how I want to live.
If I were anything but a beetle or a bug,
You would let me free.
Right?
These butterflies fly around me
One by One
And I watch them. . . Their wings:
Beautiful.
They're so sure of themselves.
Or they're like me on the inside.
Nevertheless. . . Their grace:
Beautiful.
There's no place for me to go.
I'm still just a bug -
A common thing.
People scream and step on icks like me.
. . .
Look,
I'm out of my cocoon.
Days go by.
Now,
People watch me and say how beautiful I am.
But I'm the same bug as before.
My wings?
Wings:
Red, Black, White, Gold.
At least,
Now,
I'm safe.