Rainbows and Butterflies

Photo by Havilah Galaxy on Unsplash

There are no heroes in this story
Capes and captains are for the optimists
I’m acutely baffled with serenity
You’re forbidden to understand this nightmare
You are a gift from god
Your halo blazes my eyes
The reflection is rainbows and butterflies

The butterflies soar above my shadows

I don’t see light
I don’t see rainbows
I’m creative and useless

As I strut pavements
Bodies drift aslant
Negative space profiles
Piercing anxious eyes
Pulsate the seconds

I translate compassion with a smile
I trust my intentions are harmless
I would never scar a butterfly