The Butterfly Project

Draw a butterfly on your wrist; if you cut the butterfly will die. Keep the butterfly alive.

The butterfly lands, always so lightly,

On my veins, visible so slightly.

 

Black ink wings across my wrist,

Reminding me to give up what I used to love best.

 

The fragile insect, so still and calm,

It will die if I self-harm.

 

Innocence protected if I remain strong,

Hasn’t that been the hope all along?

 

Butterfly, butterfly, drawn with love,

Give me something to be proud of.

 

Never erased, you’ll naturally fade

Maybe by then I’ll have put down the blade

 

Guardian of my precious blood below,

Maybe this habit I can finally outgrow.

Reviews

[Nira]

If only it were that simple to stop doing something that feels that good.

[Rachael]

Lovely and so easy to picture! I love tattoos that have meaning and aren't just a fashion statement!

[TJ]

what a wonderful poem of hope. its funny how something so frail and small can protect us from ourselves. we all need a little butterfly

[WatashLegend]

honesty in all of it's deserved ink, life is one day at a time breath by breath and step by step

[Clay Feet]

Let it fade. Put the knife away. Laugh and love another day. This storm shall pass.

Potentially tragic poem, well written.

[Casey Dusek]

Very very enticing! I feel a strong personal connection between the poem and it's author.

[Dark Angel ~]

Beautiful. Completely, utterly. :)

[Helpless]

i love poems about butterflies, this is beautiful!