I DON'T BELONG HERE

Memoirs of a Butterfly

I don't belong here

In this territory of struggle and strife

In this land of misery and mischief

Punctuated with despair and disbelief

Colonized by chameleons and salamanders

I don't belong here

In this cold Darwinian empire

Where I am prey to lady bird beetles

And mouths of hungry humans.

 

I belong to the land of floral beauty

Where I play and prey among roses and lilies

Where daisies and daffodils make up my entourage

Where I define and defy the dimensions of beauty.

I belong in the air

Where I cross paths with eagles

And step my feet in the ways of pigeons

And flap my wings alongside hawks.

I am an heir to the sky empire

I am a descendant of air kingdom.

To the nation of liberty and expression,

That's where I belong.

Author's Note

This poems is in collection of poems which I have titled "The Memoirs of a Butterfly". If you don't understand it separately, reading another poem in this collection may help. They are talking about similar themes and are progressive. Enjoy and give me feedback if you can.

Reviews

[S.F]

The first stanza was really good, as was the rest! It was really easy to read amf flowed effortlessly.. I think it perfect depicts what a caterpillar would think and how his life is.

[MadalaJose]

thank you for the read and the review friend. Appreciate

[maricoona91]

The change from the first 2 stanzas to the last 2 are good. The last 2 stanzas feel really powerful. I didn't really understand being prey to mouths of hungry humans..its interesting though! Haha I don't want to eat a caterpillar though =p

[MadalaJose]

hahah, yea some people eat caterpillars. Thank you for the review