Butterflies

I am a butterfly.
Gliding through the air.
Riding invisible currents.
Yet I suffer more when I'm allowed to wonder
because my path tends to be one of a downward spiral.

I am a butterfly.
Fragile wings torn.
Hurtling towards the ground in a disjointed ballet.
Landing in a heap, but insisting I'm ok.

I am a butterfly.
Pinned under glass.
I am not in my natural state
but
that is of my choosing.

How many are there like me, I wonder?

Author's Note

ignore grammar. Please interpret this as you see fit. Thanks for reading!

Reviews

[John Alexander McFadyen]

How we often begin by flitting around in life without settling, beautiful like a butterfly but never really knowing it.Then life intervenes and deals us a glancing blow. How we respond is often fixed and affects us thereafter. The choice of metaphor lends credence to this easy to relate to piece.

[Fanicia E.]

Thank you!

[T.S. Sky]

You are not alone. Very well spoken.

[Fanicia E.]

Thank you T.S. Sky!

[T.S. Sky]

You're welcome. :D

[rowan.taylorrr]

I really like this, I never thought of a comparison like this before but it's great!

[Fanicia E.]

Thanks, I'm glad you liked it!

[WoodenChair]

Wow i am lost for words this was an inspirational poem, really enjoyed it

[Fanicia E.]

I don't see it as very inspirational, but thank you nonetheless. I'm glad it made you feel inspired :)

[WoodenChair]

well i think there's an art to falling, and downward spirals are something of beauty, i'm feeling inspired to being one

[Fanicia E.]

beauty in fragility. i can understand that

[Poetic License]

You are in such good company. This particular butterfly crashed and burned long ago. Your use of words in beautiful, not a single wasted thought. Excellent work. It is interesting how you run the full gamut of emotions - light and airy to forlorn and crushed.

[Fanicia E.]

AWW thank you! you're feedback is greatly appreciated!

[Fanicia E.]

edit for typo: *your

[Pravir]

The second stanza connected to me very well. . . you have drawn a very realistic comparison between butterflies and us.great work. . . and hats off to your out of box thinking

[Fanicia E.]

I am overjoyed that I wrote something that resonated with you, and did not need an explanation. It makes me feel understood. Thank you!

[Giulia King]

A very beautifuk write :)

[Fanicia E.]

Thank you I appreciate it!

[Giulia King]

I see my typo, 4 months later loll. I mean beautifuL ! Lol

[Fanicia E.]

lol it's cool. I was just looking at my older stuff and saw i had a grammatical error too lol

[MysteriousAries]

I like the metaphoric connection you've made... of butterfly and life... "I am a butterfly. Pinned under glass." definitely a line that many can relate by, and I am one of the many...

[Fanicia E.]

Thank you! I'm glad I could relate to you :)

[emmajoy]

Beautiful butterflies, wanting - needing to fly free, happily, not intruding, not offending. But then, finding that life is not as thought. Slowly caught up in the mess of surroundings until -
dear goodness - finding self trapped, pinned in an ugly place.. sad, lost. Perhaps?

[Fanicia E.]

Well said!