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Please Don't

Please don't run over that butterfly
I know it's already dead and it's out of its misery and nothing could hurt it now
But please
Don't destroy the beautiful bit of orange lying on this broken dying world 
Don't hurt the butterfly
Please just let it be
Its soul is already shattered and it feels like mine is too and neither can be repaired and we will all suffer because of crimes we didn't commit but please just let the butterfly stay there in peace
Please don't drive over it
Let its wings continue to be a testament of the beauty that was here 
Before
Allow its bent body to stay together
A 
Little
Longer
Please 
Don't
Hurt 
It
More
Than 
Someone
Else
Already 
Has
Please
Don't
Hurt
Me
More
Than
Someone
Else
Already 
Has
 
Posted: 10.18.19
About the Author: PeachesMalone
Why bother being cool when you can be nice?
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  1. Dec 02, 2019

    you've taken a simple yet elegant part of our world and transformed it into the center of a flowing and powerful piece of work. this piece speaks past the butterfly, but to countless issues that we face day to day and need to know about. your voice behind this could be very interesting - may i suggest a recording?

    "I do not agree with a word you say but will defend to the death your right to say it."
    - Voltaire

  1. Dec 02, 2019

    Thank you so much! This was actually written about a real butterfly that I saw on the side of the road, and then I promptly wrote this piece in my Notes app! I’ll make a recording next time I have the chance. That’s a cool idea!

    Why bother being cool when you can be nice?