Fragile Butterfly
She came to you, she didn't belong
You knew she was fragile, not very strong
Delicate, dainty, full of grace
Gossomer, silk, wings of lace
No barriers, no cold stony wall
Lovingly giving to you her all
Ecstatically, joyously she gave her trust
You did what you did, what you felt you must
You used, abused, loved and hid from the world, never let it be said
petted...
She brought a mountain of pleasure to your place
With her strange little ways, her happy little face
She shut out the world, there were only you two
Yet daily, away from you she grew
Flitting away at the end of the day
Away for a moment, tomorrow she'll delay
It's wings you broke, it's heart left sore
Web-like threads tied her to you evermore
The pain she carries forever with her
You heard not a sigh, but a soft murmur
Perhaps one day she'll again venture near
More slowly, not quickly as she'll now disappear
No words can be spoken, nothing said by you
She is as softly transparent as the morning dew
Never can you mend, do you know naught why ?
She's afraid to again fly up to you
You heard not a sigh, but a sob and a cry
When you kissed the wings of a butterfly
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Submitted by hitalot on May 07, 2017
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | AABB CCDD XXBB EEFF GGHH IIEE JEJJ |
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Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 1,172 |
Words | 225 |
Stanzas | 7 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
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