Written for: Sunday Muse, Wordle #63

the butterfly jar by lostinthisphotograph
I shan’t last
much longer. My
wings are stuck
together, and there
is scarcely any
air. I thought
about rolling
the jar into the
window, and breaking
it to escape, to fly
free. It is a lack
of strength that stops
me. If she considers
me so beautiful, she
should free me. Soon,
I will not look pretty.
I shan’t last
much longer.
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I am a freelance poet, born and bred in Brooklyn, New York. I live with my husband, John, and two charming rescue dogs–Marion Miller and Murphy. We spent eight lovely years in Portland, OR, but are now back in New York.
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Yikes…this gave me a shiver.
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I think I gave myself one, writing it!
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So true…..some things must be set free indeed. I love this Sara1
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LOL the 1 is truly an !
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Thanks, Carrie!
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Exactly how a butterfly must feel. I dislike such images, like a butterfly killed with a pin.
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It’s monstrous.
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Being trapped is an awful feeling..You’ve captured it’s agony well.
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Thanks, Susie!
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I love the line ” If she considers me so beautiful, she should free me.” Some things are meant to roam free. Beautiful poem.
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Thanks, Regina! I agree with you on wild animals and birds roaming free.
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