The Course Of A Butterfly Poem by Maurice Harris

The Course Of A Butterfly



To alter the course of a butterfly
Is to alter the energy of the universe;
How then might we be able to try
To rid ourselves of a horrible curse?
We wish it gone-when not, wonder why;
Why can we not stop the slide, or reverse
The course of this scourge and break away?
If we must live with this, what is the take away?
We consider ourselves the master of our own fate,
Yet cannot control this curse, or hasten it's abate.
We seek the normalcy that we once enjoyed
And we mourn the person that has been destroyed.
No one can discern our pain with a simple glance;
We closely guard it from the world and do not chance
That they may seize upon this weakness and hurt us
Or- just when we need them most, they may desert us.
Most do not even ask for help; they fear others' views.
Perhaps their symptoms worsen and only they lose.
Only with help of others may they take back control
And recover some of the person that this cancer stole.
Let the dark night end and embrace the new day's light:
Beat back this monster, turn what's wrong into right.


- Maurice Harris,19 December 2014

Friday, December 19, 2014
Topic(s) of this poem: pain
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Louisville, KY
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