She walks down the street to her own beat
Sweating from the heat
Of the world around her
Wiping the moisture from her face
She comes to a resting place
Looking down
And never around
A monarch enters her view
With an abrupt jump to her feet
She leaves her seat
To chase the butterfly.
Weaving in and out of the crowd
Of voices harshly loud
She halts at the sight
Of the butterfly in flight
It she can no longer grasp
Her body incapable of the task
So she out loud asks,
“Why can’t that be me?”
“Why can’t I be free?”
~Stasia~