Pinned Butterfly
You were sought for your beauty
captured in mid flight
swept away and abducted
euthanized in your prime
pinned spread eagle
for display and framed
so everyone can ponder
the cost of beauty's immortality
AP: 2nd place 2026, 3rd place 2026
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