Nature

Butterfly

I am an ugly worm,

crawling through life on my belly

I helplessly watch my loved ones

being slaughtered from the birds above

As I grow fatter,

movement becomes cumbersome

I want to sleep

Never wake up

Somehow I am reborn

and fly free from this life

sjj 9/21/2007

Volcano

Existing between the cracks,

my world constantly shifts

I struggle to remain stable

I try to find ways to relieve the building pressure

Every explosion creates so much damage

Those around me can sense my unrest

They watch as the plume rises

Suddenly I detonate

Death and devastation surrounds me

I have been released

I will stay quiet for now

Only to go off again

sjj 10/2/2007