Powder



When I was young,
and didn’t understand
how things were,
I held out my hand
to a butterfly with sparkling wings.

It settled in my palm
seeking shelter from the wind.
I saw its beauty.
I felt its warmth.
I knew where it had been

I closed my hand to keep it safe,
and felt it push against my fingers
and then lie still.
It’s fight given up.
Reconciled.
Until....

My fingers opened -
to let it glide.
To watch it’s wings.
To see it’s might.
To see the beauty of iridescent light.

It limped away,
the dust of flight upon my palm.
I gave it nothing.
Just childish harm.

I am so sorry.

And I am so scared.

That I know what’s right, and what’s not.
And that.
At heart.
I just.
Don’t.
Care.
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Written on August 04, 2021

Submitted by Vencejo on May 03, 2024

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XAXAB CXDXX XXEXXE XXBFF XCXX D X XXXXAX
Closest metre Iambic dimeter
Characters 714
Words 170
Stanzas 8
Stanza Lengths 5, 5, 6, 5, 4, 1, 1, 6

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