have you ever seen a butterfly go on a rampage? it’s a sight for sore eyes or a sorry sight for sympathetic eyes her picturesque wings fluttering rapidly in the wind her delicate body swaying trashing to escape and the giant roams with his butterfly catchers swatting, seizing, snatching prying, abducting, invading but if only the butterfly just submitted accepted her inferiority trusted the cycle of life relished in how she was wanted pinned and preserved in a sealed case scientific name listed date of collection recorded in a museum or on a designated shelf for all to cherish and admire for all to critique and analyze have you ever seen a butterfly go on a rampage? have you ever thought about if the butterfly was merely trying to live? trying to survive before her untimely end? trying to exist for herself? trying, just trying? no, the butterfly was simply on another rampage without reason for attention Zoe Epstein (She/They) is a queer poet based in Massachusetts. They have received recognition in the 2023 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards for their portfolio of poems. They plan to study creative writing at Mount Holyoke College in the fall and aspire to have more of their pieces published in the future. Comments are closed.
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