Once upon a time,
In a dream far gone,
I held constellations in my hands.
Stars that shone brighter than the sun
were at my command.
In this dream,
the stars danced all around me.
The stars and I danced to every melody
you could ever imagine.
Destiny was my friend.
Once upon a time,
These stars held all my dreams
And all my hopes
Within their glimmer.
I thought that the constellations
would lead me to my dreams.
Their rhythmic dance
made me believe that I was worthy,
that I could control destiny and write my own future.
Until I woke up in a world I didn't know.
The stars were gone and
destiny had left me all alone.
Next thing I knew,
the universe had taken away all I knew
and brought a burning sunrise that threatened
everything that I held dear.
This bright sun came like a wild forest fire
and burned down everything I thought I knew to be true.
I couldn't fight it
Who am I to argue with the universe?
Who am I to protest that I'm right?
Who am I to think that I matter?
Who am I to think that my dreams matter?
Where do I get off thinking that
I matter when there are so many things
much bigger than I?
After all,
I have nothing left to dream or hope for.
My dreams are gone.
My hopes have vanished.
Burned down to ashes.
I'll just lie here and wait to turn to dust.
YOU ARE READING
Black Butterfly
Poetrythis is a book filled with original poetry by Kamogelo Modirwa. This book describes the journey I went through to find myself again after the many internal battles I had to fight and the journey that I needed to go on before I could earn my wings...
