Once there was a girl

Who dreamed of growing wings

She wanted to collect the stars

And thread them through a string

She longed to touch the velvet night

And hold the fiery sun

To run her fingers through the clouds

And see the sunset spun

With each hopeful wish she breathed

A fierce desire started to grow

And fill her with a fluttering

That caused her to begin to glow

Bright designs etched her pale skin

Creating slender butterflies

That each began to stretch and stir

To take off into the dark skies

And so that quiet little girl

Had finll’y gotten her one wish

To escape the bands of earth

And see the world start to flourish