Acid Colored Butterfly Wings.

It kind of.. Came to me?

Envision a teensy caterpillar, inching along tree bark.

Cocooning; every prickly movement it makes.

Seething itself in safety, wrapping up into the dark.

Away from the surrounding world, before its shell breaks.

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Seasonal shift, leaving leaves, whisking winds.

Fragile bundle dives into critical condition, derived of its mold.

Emerging at a slowed pace, different from all the trends.

Swooping wings bursting onto the scene, ideal, bold.

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Flapping delicately till’ courage builds inside its veins.

With sweeping movements it launches off into the air.

At liberty and ready for risks, butterfly begins its next change.

In the atmosphere though, a storm brews; the butterfly unaware.

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Conditions simulate war, tremendous and frightening.

Sounds, cacophonous and harsh to the ear.

Streaks of bleeding blue and white, frisky, tearing lightening.

Chemically potent rain gropes its wing, sickening tear.

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Ripped of its beauty, eternally marked and scarred.

Limping though its days, the butterfly grows somber.

Lift off seems almost impossible �" all hope charred.

May as well be damned to land, to unfruitful opportunity forever.

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Till’ a spark is ignited, a fire with in is started.

Surviving becomes the butterfly’s purpose, a healing process.

One last morph, a slight flicker that cannot be seen, deep hearted.

It fly’s once more, with acid colored wings, to lift it.

Reviews

[Samantha ~virginpoet]

good use of imagery this was a good read

[A.E. Surdam]

Oh, my, I just love your imagery and the way you just created the scenery as it would seem to come of the page. Just so lovely to read. :)

[Kayla K]

Very beautiful. I loved it! Simple yet perfectly worded with a great rhythm and flow.

[CagedBIRDsings]

Loved it so much. It was beautifully worded and simple but behind it lied a deeper meaning to the poem. I really enjoyed it, great job :)

[Thomas Fitzgerald]

Simplistic, valued wording and an air of quintessential excellence, a great poem, well done, good read.

[Raymond]

I always like work that is simple in its words and yet complex in its meaning. This is well done, very visual and a great title. I like the hope at the end.

[Karina Anderson]

Oh Courtney, have I ever mentioned that I absolutely adore the way you word things? Cuz I do.