Butterfly

  •   Mon, Oct 14 2024
  •   By Sarah Elizabeth Varghese

October 14, 2024

Butterfly
I came out as a premature girl
Could compare to a worm
Was small but not cute, not pretty enough
Had no image of a human being

My whole being was not formed
Little by little, every cell
Every part was just about to form

Came out as a package filled with
Flaws, was perfectly imperfect
Had no colour, was only skin and bones

This little form of flesh
Was rejected when it was about to form
But its creator didn't give up

This little one had to go through lot of
Transformation and its not
Yet fully transformed

Like every worm has its story
Who was not very beautiful but it was
Just being itself
Felt every flaws, tasted every pain
Know its not PERFECT but I hope you see
Its WORTH

Like a caterpillar
Felt rejected from the start
Was not given a choice to live
Even though this tiny flesh had
Been rejected but had never
forgotten to smile,
She always had that when she was
Rejected before entering into this world

Surely will rise like a butterfly
Who is filled with lot of colours
Will forget all her past, but will be one of
Its kind just like every butterfly is

Whose not perfect
But will never forget
Its way from where it
Came from
And its
Worth.

 

 

 

 
By Sarah Elizabeth Varghese
Sarah Elizabeth Varghese is currently pursuing 3rd year BA media and communication in Nitte Institute of Media and Communications Deralakatte, Paneer Bagambilla. She was inspired by metamorphosis to write the poem.
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Comment on this article

  • Stephen P. D'Souza, Mangalore / Melbourne

    Wed, Oct 16 2024

    Wonderful poem Sarah. Keep composing!


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