On Moths and Butterflies
You must never touch a butterfly
and fear its fragile wings
for if you touch a butterfly
what horrors your touch brings
The dust glitters as it falls
and the insect starts to wilt
for like the flowers on which it feeds
its lovely death brings guilt.
But make sure to kill the moth
that ugly, furry thing
it's circling the porch light
like that lantern is its king
you must kill it quick and hard
as it's flying from its fate
the lantern is its only hope
and yet its perfect bait.
But dust glitters as it falls
from the moth's beige colored wings
for only when it's dead and gone
you see life to which it clings.
Copyright © Gretchen Wertlieb | Year Posted 2024
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