The Flight



In the grass I lie at sunset
Watching the world spin 'round
In the grass I lie at sunset
As the sky becomes the ground

Suddenly I wonder who I am
And what I stand for
Suddenly I wonder who I am
And what I'm made for

But alas, I shall be the butterfly
Who soars upward to the sun
But alas, I shall be the butterfly
Unafraid of what's to come

I will unfurl my wings
And flap them firmly
I will unfurl my wings
And see where they take me

With the butterfly's flight
I see a little clearer
With the butterfly's flight
To my dreams I shall draw nearer

For like a butterfly
I am free.
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Submitted on May 01, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AbAb CdCd ExEx FgFg HiHi eg
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 557
Words 119
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 2

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