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Butterfly

I will stand up, proud When confronted by the ghosts of my adolescent tormentors. The ones who stripped layer after layer off my brazen shell With insolent words born from the seeds of their hidden jealousy. The ones who accosted my fragile demeanor With such vile actions that the scars I wear Sometimes burn today. I still hear the noise thrown from the depths of their throats With such cruel intent as I passed by then daily. Implying that I was a dog, An animal of such low breed that I had no reason to scorn them. That I should actually thank them for their kindly acts to humanity, Announcing to all around my ugly nature. My Ugly Nature! Those words alone drive me to fits of laughter, Spawned from pure and utter madness. Such damage I allowed them, Those rogues of two. They got into the core of the person I had become, Festering for years, nurturing off the negative vibe And haunting me through the future of my ages. If only I had possessed all the wisdom I hold today. I would have banished their words and the echo of their noise From the membrane of my mind. I would have flown, instantly, from the branch of a tree, A golden butterfly; Instead of drifting through the years Wrapped in a cocoon of shattered and broken dreams. If only I had known the woman inside the girl, I would have befriended my beauty A long, long time ago.     

Copyright © February 2001 Tammy G. Sickles

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