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Death of a Butterfly

February 3, 2010
By ElizaBlake BRONZE, St. Peters, Missouri
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"Don't be 'against' anything. Being 'against' weakens you. Be 'for' what you want. Being 'for' empowers you."

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Butterflies with wings no more
that flutter towards death
in sun-warmed fields
still retain with dignity
the magnifigence
the monster that monster
that destroyed them failed to see.

© Georgia L., Monte Vista, CO

The author's comments:
No matter how ugly you think something is, no matter how unworthy, you can never beat the hidden beauty out of a living being.
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