Now I've Become a Butterfly
The past no longer limits me.
I drift on wind and live as free
above the houses, mountains, clouds,
the cities gripped by anxious crowds,
alighting where I will by day
whenever I decide to stay.
You find me fragile, mock my might,
but can you lift yourself in flight?
Some dub me inessential, small,
but my effects affect us all
as I exert these tiny wings
and set in motion larger things.
If you should hear me, let me teach
that transformation's in your reach:
you could turn into something more,
become a living metaphor,
inspire others to aspire
to beauty, truth, existence higher
than empty notions left behind
once thoughts can soar beyond the mind.
Now I've Become a Butterfly © Copyright 2021, Robert J. Tiess.
View this poem at AllPoetry.com
20 lines. Image (person with butterfly wings) inspiration challenge prompt - link:
https://allpoetry.com/contest/2787371-Image-Prompt-Surreal-Fiction-Fantasy
In memory of
my mother Jeannette
, who passed away in 2020.
Submitted: September 7, 2021