Butterfly

Butterfly

Envy eats you
as I flutter by
all eyes on me

It is hard for me
to pay you heed
when I fly in mid-air

You try to pick me
from the sky
smash me in your palm

But I'm too far
above you
for you to reach

My sparkles
spill from my wings
igniting the earth

Build a stairway
to the moon
one step at a time

Then gaze down
and see me
a mere insect
Copyright © | Year Posted 2019

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