Me And The Butterfly Poem by salma. torrez

Yesterday a butterfly
Came floating gently through the sky
He soared up through the atmosphere
Then drifted close enough to hear

I said, 'I'd love to fly with you
And sail around the way you do
It looks like it would be such fun
To fly up toward the summer sun

But I have not your graceful charm
I haven't wings, just these two arms
I've been designed to walk around
My human feet must touch the ground

Then magically he spoke to me
and told me what his wish would be

He said, 'What I'd love most to do
Is walk upon God's Earth with you
To squish it's mud between my toes
Or touch my finger to my nose

I'd love just once to walk around
With human feet to touch the ground
But I have not two legs that swing
I haven't arms, just these two wings

And so we went our separate ways
In wonder and surprise
For we'd both seen God's precious gifts
Through someone else's eyes

so we went our separate ways
hoping in the next life
we'll be in one another's place.

Written by Salma Torrez in 2008