“Butterfly Wings”
- Relational intelligence; An I love you, I’m sorry, please forgive me & thank you poem - to the divided shattered self, mending the soul.
I - A Faery Wind; the Fall
Darling, Ma Cherié,
Pumpkin-Sweet
can’t You see?
can’t You see?
please please please
i plead
open Your eyes!
On tip-toes
You stand at The Edge of The World
Your delicate fingers
playing with Butterflies
Only You can see
A false light;
those wicked faeries have lied to You
can’t You see?
Come back come back! i scream
loudly
Do not follow them!
But the Faery-Wind is strongest
at World’s-Edge
stealing all Sound
and Words
Logic can no longer reach You
II - Bread Crumbs
please; a gentle intention
for only i can save You!
for You
You are too stubborn and obstinate disregarding any sign of force!
Gasp - sharp intake -
please...
I love you.
I’m sorry.
Please forgive me.
Come
Come
Come then...
come back to me -
Please; The Final Stop.
III - Enflammé
Digging deep into my pockets
i look for anything to get Your attention.
Found:
A single match in an old matchbook.
With trembling fingers
i light the match.
a flickering thing;
small,
almost taken
each time by ghost-winds
Hurriedly, i hurl the small flame
into a pile of fallen leaves and dried grass.
Please...
Come back to me;
A whisper in the wind
Suddenly
Lightening strikes
and a Flaming Sword
appears in the Night Sky
the ghost-winds die down...
the faery-fog dissipates
And i see that Our long skirts
have caught aflame
IV - Metamorphosis
You take pause,
And little i
step back.
For then
i realize
You and i
must
die.
Here,
at World’s-Edge.
Hand in Hand
One Cold and One Hot
We near the Edge
encircled by Fire and Flame;
an Ice-Wind slicing Our cheeks,
the weight of Our toes crumbling
the shaky earth beneath Us
We look to each other,
You and i
How did We get here?
And laughingly,
out of insanity or bravery
We Leap
Two Halves
Melding
Into the Whole;
Trusting
Only In
Butterfly-Wings.”
11/19/22, 2:34 AM
November 19th, 2022