Butterflies

Caterpillars are not so pretty;

But they evolve into beautiful butterflies.

Does this mean that every thing must start out ugly

And eventually, end up beautiful?

They say, “Every thing has a beginning and an end”

Does this mean that life is a butterfly?

Does this mean that we will always start out ugly,

But eventually end up beautiful?

They say “it has to get worse, before it gets better”

Does this mean we have to embrace the ugly?

Does this mean we have to scar ourselves but hope that;

We will eventually end up beautiful?

What if we crush the caterpillars,

Long before they can ever evolve to become a butterfly?

Does this mean we will remain forever ugly,

And never get the chance to end up beautiful?

But what if my life is a constant caterpillar?

What if there’s no hope of ever evolving into a butterfly?

Does this mean that my life is set at “unpretty”

And can never be reset to “pretty”?

Regardless of whatever is

I will always dream that

like a butterfly,

I’ll always start out ugly

But eventually end up beautiful…