Petite anthologie portative 83

FFF

Butterfly
fly over batter
fly faster
than the chatter
of those that are sure they truly matter

Butterfly
you don't fly
you flutter
you flow on a breeze
far safer
than my thoughts
that are fastened to the faucet of
of more fear
than laughter

Butterfly
wind dancer
face your maker
every flap you flap
lasts forever

lasts forever

(Dan Fante, Kissed by a fat waitress, Sun Dog Press, 2008)