My Butterfly Boy

I'll always be that little girl,
Running with such joy,
As I try to catch you,
My butterfly boy.

Your colored wings vivid,
Forming rainbows in the breeze,
Fluttering so lightly,
And soaring with such ease.

Beauty to my eyes,
No less beauty to my heart,
The epitome of freedom,
A fragile piece of art.

You land upon a flower,
My heart it skips a beat,
Impulsively I act,
As forward do I leap.

And I am just a little girl,
What I want is what I need,
As it was you whom I desired,
My curiosity turned to greed.

My hands are cupped around you,
And I hear your silent screams,
Stripped of independence,
Shattered are your dreams.

And I see you've given up,
For you know there lies no choice,
Damaged are your wings,
They were your only voice.

Time it swiftly passes,
As the months turn into years,
And I begin to realize,
Your never-ending tears.

Friends we had become,
Yet long this would not last,
As friendship turned to love,
You seemed to forget the past.

Yet I saw passed your eyes,
Even further through your heart,
Your soul was lacking happiness,
Sadness tearing you apart.

Even with maturity,
Which I now possessed,
I could not control my sadness,
As I set you free among the rest.

I knew it was only fair,
To finally set you free,
But it was difficult for the girl,
That still lived inside of me.

Living with this pain,
That burdened me each day,
I knew I'd stolen all your dreams,
And I could not live this way.

As I watched you fly away,
Emotions were not few,
Mourning for the love,
That I'd found in you.

I could not take the pain,
And so I began to run,
After you my dear,
Yet I was blinded by the sun.

I fell into the grass,
My eyes blurred with tears,
As I knew that I had lost you,
Coming true were all my fears.

As I peered into the sky,
There was a mesmerizing sight,
The most enchanting rainbow,
That you'd created in your flight.

The feeling inexplicable,
Two forces tugging on my heart,
Although happy to give you freedom,
It was also tearing me apart.

It was then that I decided,
The little girl within I could not deny,
Even if it took me a lifetime,
To hold you in my arms I'd forever try.

Every time I see a rainbow,
I rush outside to see,
If it's accompanied by butterflies,
One of which I hope you'll be.

And every time I see a butterfly,
Bearing resemblance to you,
I run until I'm breathless,
But ones like you there are few.

I'll always be that little girl,
Running with such joy,
As I try to catch you,
My butterfly boy.