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March 21, 2022
By amares813 SILVER, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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amares813 SILVER, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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“Years ago I recognized my kinship with all living things, and I made up my mind that I was not one bit better than the meanest on the earth. I said then and I say now, that while there is a lower class, I am in it; while there is a criminal element, I am of it; while there is a soul in prison, I am not free.”<br /> <br /> ― Eugene V. Debs, Debs

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When you remove 

s u n l i g h t ,

Butterfly wings hang dull.

Old eyeshadow pallets

Without the mischievous gleam of eyes

Darting over naked bodies

Pinned to the small black box.

Wings tethered,

Prim 

Proper

Pressed

Wings suppressed

For only God knows the things she’d do if free. 

© Ashley B., North Port, FL

The author's comments:

I love the imagery of the butterfly frozen in time, and wanted to capture the magnificence of her deep blue wings. 

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amares813 SILVER said...
on Apr. 2 2022 at 6:17 pm
amares813 SILVER, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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@Afra- thank you so much!!
Afra ELITE said...
on Mar. 24 2022 at 9:25 am
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This really did give a lot of miraculous imagery!!!Nice work.👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻