butterfly mask
I have a mask
that looks like a butterfly
When I put it on
I feel like I can fly
Beautiful colors
Admired and chased
Delicate and free
Living off of flowers
But don't touch me please
I'm fragile and I break
And if you brush your fingers
Against my wings
I can't fly ever again
To keep me with you
you will have to kill me
So I fly and flitter
And think, how lonely to
be a butterfly
So I take off my mask and
put it on the shelf
How nice to be a human
Now you can give me a hug.
-Angela Becerra
