Black Butterfly

Son of a Queen.

I was not conceived by
two young lovers,
only to have you break me apart.

I was not carried by a Queen for 9 months
to become a slave of circumstance.

I was not birthed
into a world of grace and beauty,
only to have a piece of paper tell me that I am not good enough

I did not walk on hot tar roads
in the midst of summer
only to be burned by harsh words

I did not brave storms
and mighty winds
to bend backwards willingly

I was not made out of love
and raised by love
to have you manipulate my ideas of love

I was not held and raised
by two Queens
to have you tell me that I am not King

I was created by fire,
raised by water,
driven by air and hardened by earth

I am all of the elements
I am time
I am growth
I am the son of a Queen.
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