The Butterfly Illusion


I am an insignificant shadow
from the light of JMB.

I built my life on colors that were illusions,
A false hope and joy that could never be.

The shadow of a butterfly, of colors and light and freedom,
now crushed by the reality of truth.

A life built on love was what I thought.
And now I learn it wasn't love at all,
just an excuse of sentimentality.

How can I rejoice at learning the truth,
When I can no longer believe in me,
Only an illusion,
Now a hard reality.


Copyright  Â© 2005 Patricia Dempsey