-Butterfly-

Inside it screams, inside it hides

The shell of a person, a prison, a life

A portrait of shadows, a view so distorted

The world cannot see what lies buried within

The fear, the questions, the unknown so haunting

To wither and die, then be born again

In an world so cruel

Inside it screams, inside it hides

The shell of a person, a prison, a life

A portrait of shadows, a view so distorted

The world cannot see what lies buried within

The fear, the questions, the unknown so haunting

To wither and die, then be born again

In an world so cruel, and often unaccepting

Where judgment is common place and words stab like knives

Where eyes seek answers not understanding

And hate comes to greet you like a thief in the night

Bear witness to fools and their fear of the unknown

While they throw their stones and belittle at will

Anyone hoping for an easy transition

Must walk through a gauntlet with gears set to kill

Quietly hopeful and praying for ease

Seeking the path less traveled in faith

Prepping yourself for the moment you release it

The person inside you that you no longer hate

Stepping out of the shadows and into the sun

Showing light to the secret you’ve been holding so dear

Released like a butterfly from springtime cocoon

Beauty no longer shrouded by worry and fear

Perfect and flawless, the you that’s inside

The struggles, the fears, the despair overcome

Out with the world and beaming with pride

You hold your head high, a new journey has begun

Now open and honest and feeling more whole

With a smile, and a heart, and a warriors soul

Not a hero, not a martyr just a person brave and true

Confident now embracing that “it’s okay to be YOU”

-A Better You-

Oh to be different than the way that we are

Pills for the pain, plastic surgery for scars.

Learning life lessons, a failure at a time

Drying the tears, like clothes on a line

You hope and you pray that this time will be different

But life like the weather, is uncontrollable and inconsistent

We fight with all we have through the wind and the rain

We persist and persist, until we overcome the pain

Wounded but still able to face what lies ahead

We bury bad memories, like we bury the dead

Rising out of the ashes, to battle once more

A little more determined, than we’ve ever been before

With eyes set ahead and 2 feet in the dirt

We’ll walk through the fire, even if it hurts

Intent on the dream of a moment in control

Hanging on to our pride and never letting go

We pick up the pieces from the battles we’ve lost

And press on into the next fight, no matter the cost

It’s the human condition that leads us to survive

Though time and time again we stumble, always we rise

For no matter the storm, the rain can’t always fall

And the sun will soon shine a little brighter on us all

It’s the cycle of life built by what we go through

Trial and error to become a better you