Beautiful butterfly so free
I had you in my hand
Yet mistakenly opened it
Ever so slightly
To peek inside -
You flew free

I know you are near me
Every glimpse makes my heart ache
That I cannot touch you
But must exist merely with the memory
Of having once held you in my hand.
You are free
from the tethers of this world
compiled of distrust, misdeeds, selfish acts
you are free
to go where you long to be
without weights on your feet
you are free
from the cold and the wind of winter
from the searing heat of summer
you are free
to fly with souls
of friends and family long lost
through the light of the clouds
and the comfort of heaven
you are free.
Kristen Alexandra Warner 7/31/1990 - 1/21/2004