Butterflies are free they say,
but I know that they are wrong
I’ve never shaken these invisible chains
that wrap me in unbearable bonds

life is just a journey, they say
I believe that they are right
trudging endlessly through the day
and long into the night

Endless sorrow
Endless plight
Endless proving wrong from right

Searching forever
never to find
a sense of tranquility
a peace of mind

Finding pleasure where we can
whether with a woman, or with a man
Seeing beauty that nobody sees
flowers, streams, and big blowing trees

Life is what we make of it
taking falls along the way
learning to pick ourselves from the ground
each and every day

Getting back up is the challenge
I challenge you all till I die
never to give in to the norm
and please just let sleeping dogs lie