A Butterfly For Rolla

She was beautiful in a way that only nature understood walking out into the sunlight she turned sunlight into Hyde raven black hair that fanned, two eyes of mesquite wood no taller then four feet guided with a partnered girl guide Little did I know she belonged to the day camp next door recovering from trauma she'd been matched and supervised all I said to her was, " your beautiful" no less, no more, she froze turned around and ran, all I saw was her backside Later I was told she had been burned and scarred by an Uncle I assumed the word beautiful was a Stanley knife to fear she reminded me of a meteor rock, a magnificent Runkle that burned very brightly as she re-entered earth's atmosphere Oh she was beautiful in ways only nature could not misconstrue truth be told I sat on a bench and cried, deep inside I felt her pain so I painted her a butterfly so she could put it on her window pane and at the bottom I inscribed the words, "Rolla, I love you " July 15, 2021 Sponsor Name: Regina McIntosh Contest Name: Touch My Heart