Love Poem: Butterfly
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Written by: David Chen

Butterfly

Why must this great oak always fall in love with a butterfly?

The beauty and grace 
Lasts just three short summer days
These steadfast roots look at wings in envy

I'd gladly trade the many moons of quiet existence
For just a few moments of romantic frenzy

Unseen, impending death draws near,
Like the breath of the wind
Where life is at an end before it begins

But seeing you fly
So careless, so free 
Reminds me
Why I will always fall in love with a Butterfly