looking back

It's a symbol of beauty, freedom, power, life, and journey. It is a cycle of metamorphosis, from an egg, to a larva, then into a pupa, and finally an adult. The creature every human being admires; The BUTTERFLY! Why can't the human life be so simple and for-told? The steps we take in life are so complex and layered, we can only wish for such grace and stability. When will we, and when do we reach our adulthood? When can we escape from our cocoon only to see ourselves in beauty and freedom; To escape from immature decisions and truly appreciate ourselves, and our wings. As a child, I felt stuck in a world of darkness and fear. Trapped in a shell, much like an egg. As I tucked my sisters into bed one evening, I looked out the window as I always do to look at the sky and the trees. I would see its' beauty and only wish for happiness, safety, and freedom from the curses that surrounded my sisters and I. On this particular summer night, as the sun was just about set, a butterfly gracefully landed on the window seal. It was almost as though it was looking at me as it stood completely still. I then knew that one day, the beauty of this world would reach me in full effect. I was in the early, fragile stages of my life, but one day, I will grow strong and see the beauty in myself, just like this butterfly that stands before me. Although a long journey ahead of me, and many more struggles to come, I will some day break free and land on some other broken sole's window seal, and show them that life has only begun.