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Beautiful Butterfly

January 27, 2014
Castiels.Freaking.Trenchcoat SILVER, Columbiana, Ohio
9 articles 7 photos 66 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Family don't end with blood, boy." ~Bobby (Supernatural)


Encased in her cocoon
Is a butterfly
Being molded into her unique self
Wishing to spread her wings and fly

Just like this butterfly
So are you

You’re beautiful as yourself!
Don’t think you aren’t
People may think you’ll lose
But they don’t know how strong you really are

Just like this butterfly
So are you

One day you’ll spread your wings and fly
And they’ll truly see your beauty!
For as Someone so wisely once said
You are fearfully and wonderfully made

Just like this butterfly
So are you


The author's comments:
I wrote this piece because not only did I need a little boost of self-confidence, I know that some other person would also need it, too.

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on Aug. 5 2014 at 11:53 am
Castiels.Freaking.Trenchcoat SILVER, Columbiana, Ohio
9 articles 7 photos 66 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Family don't end with blood, boy." ~Bobby (Supernatural)

I shall try! I'm not that great with poetry so... I'll try I promise! 

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on Aug. 5 2014 at 10:56 am
midnightwoah, Monett, Missouri
0 articles 0 photos 188 comments

Favorite Quote:
"We accept the love we think we deserve." -Stephen Chbosky

Awww, just what I needed to read this morning :). I liked how you changed the free verse about talking about yourself into the audience. My favorite part was when you added God's words of, "You are fearfully and wonderfully made"! You need to write more poetry, no must! Please?

on Jul. 11 2014 at 10:20 am
Olivia-Atlet ELITE, Dardenne Prairie, Missouri
325 articles 10 photos 1165 comments

Favorite Quote:
"To these the past hath its phantoms,<br /> More real than solid earth;<br /> And to these death does not mean decay,<br /> But only another birth" <br /> - Isabella Banks

Such an inspirataional poem! Keep up the great work @Pyromancer!

on Jul. 2 2014 at 11:45 am
Castiels.Freaking.Trenchcoat SILVER, Columbiana, Ohio
9 articles 7 photos 66 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Family don&#039;t end with blood, boy.&quot; ~Bobby (Supernatural)

I'm glad it did! Thank you for readig this! 

on Jun. 26 2014 at 3:52 pm
TheComet PLATINUM, Mostaganem, Other
22 articles 1 photo 439 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Speak when you are angry and you will make the best speech you will ever regret&quot; -Ambrose Bierce<br /> &quot; Be yourself! Everybody else is already taken ;)&quot;<br /> &quot;Don&#039;t go where the path leads you. Go instead where there&#039;s no path and leave a trail ;)&quot;-R.W.Emerson

Great job! I wish I had such confidence in myself, but somehow reading your poem gave some kind of hope ^_^ Thank you so much for sharing this and especially for cheering people up.

on Jun. 23 2014 at 1:22 pm
EmilytheBelleofA. DIAMOND, Athens, Georgia
81 articles 5 photos 1486 comments

Favorite Quote:
To love is to be vulnerable; Triumph is born out of struggle; We notice shadows most when they stand alone in the midst of overwhelming light.

I love it! I've been struggling with this. This is great. thank you, for sharing this1

on Jun. 6 2014 at 9:37 am
Castiels.Freaking.Trenchcoat SILVER, Columbiana, Ohio
9 articles 7 photos 66 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Family don&#039;t end with blood, boy.&quot; ~Bobby (Supernatural)

Thanks! (: 

on Jun. 6 2014 at 9:36 am
Castiels.Freaking.Trenchcoat SILVER, Columbiana, Ohio
9 articles 7 photos 66 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Family don&#039;t end with blood, boy.&quot; ~Bobby (Supernatural)

That's exactly why I put it there! Thanks! 

on Jun. 6 2014 at 9:33 am
Castiels.Freaking.Trenchcoat SILVER, Columbiana, Ohio
9 articles 7 photos 66 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Family don&#039;t end with blood, boy.&quot; ~Bobby (Supernatural)

Thanks so much! (: 

on Jun. 5 2014 at 10:58 am
Wontgiveup17 PLATINUM, Bloomington, Illinois
23 articles 0 photos 32 comments

Favorite Quote:
Life beats down and crushes the soul but art reminds you that you have one. -Stella Adler<br /> He who lives upon hope will die fasting.<br /> -Benjamin Franklin<br /> If you&#039;re absent during my struggle. Don&#039;t expect to be present during my success.

OMG I love this!!!Wonderfully writeen, keep up the incredible work!!!!!!!!!   5/5

on May. 29 2014 at 3:10 pm
BlackLavendar GOLD, Millport, Alabama
15 articles 0 photos 15 comments

Favorite Quote:
I have a dream

nice and sweet poem. i like the way how you said "One day you'll spread your wings and fly" because it expresses that we can go far in life one day.

on May. 14 2014 at 12:28 pm
HayatC. PLATINUM, Louisville, Kentucky
25 articles 0 photos 59 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Do not pray for an easy life, pray for the strength to endure a difficult one.&quot;

Azamzing, loved how it repeated "Just like this Butterfly, so are you", it added emphasis and made this a very solid and inspiring piece!

on Feb. 3 2014 at 11:12 am
Castiels.Freaking.Trenchcoat SILVER, Columbiana, Ohio
9 articles 7 photos 66 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Family don&#039;t end with blood, boy.&quot; ~Bobby (Supernatural)

Thanks! :)

on Feb. 3 2014 at 11:08 am
BringMeThePiercedSiren PLATINUM, Fairfax, Virginia
24 articles 0 photos 15 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;There&#039;s nothing like a sore stomach from laughing for all the right reasons.&quot;-Perks of Being a Wallflower

beautiful poem. i like the free verse structure.