Butterfly

As a child I would pray

To be a butterfly

Those beautiful creatures

Captivate everyone’s attention

But it seemed I was a caterpillar

But this is my philosophy

Each of us is born a caterpillar

And what we choose to do with our lives

Determines what kind of butterfly we become

Those who choose to take the crap

The day to day crap, that is

And do nothing with it

Just accept it as life

They become moths

That only come out at night

And eat away at our clothes

But the ones who choose to stand up

And not take the abuse

Go to the caterpillar “counselors”

The become beautiful butterflies

So is there hope for me?

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