born of an egg, eating leaves
the creepy insect transforms
one day with colored wings
into a butterfly to fly away
onto flowers with varied huesjumping from one to another
hearing whispers on approach
breaking hearts as it goes
born of a small green nip
the hard bud transforms
one day with colored petals
into a blosoming flower
it cannot leave the stem
for it may not survive
holding onto the thorn
for it to protect life
butterfly I cannot touch
for it colors may go away
butterfly I cannot hold
its wings may breakaway
flowers I cannot pluck
the butterfly may go away
thorns too I cannot cut
the flowers may not stay
what love between the two
each needs the other
to live, survive and grow
and pass life along
both live different lives
yet both are dependent
the butterfly on flower
and flower on the fly
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