When I was little
I used to rip the wings off of butterflies so they would never leave me.
Crippled their beauty so they knew the hurt of being lonely.
And while the rest of the world flew by,
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Wow, I really liked this poem. It's very well written. Thanks for sharing Maia
. I love this poem so much Because loneliness can break you. It can make you believe that you aren't worthy or good. It can take you back to when you were six years-old and fully convinced that because butterflies didn't love you, no one ever would.