THE girl WITH

There were only so many times she could accept defeat

Before the pain of rejection began to show on her skin. The scars trailing her spine Were constant reminders of the lies she’d been told, Tears she had shed, And people who had trampled on her ability to love.

She was trapped in a chrysalis of pain.

Her silhouette, Blemished and bruised, Carried elegance in every pore And glistened in the blaze of the rising sun. Thick, maroon curls rippled through The divide of her shoulder blades, Caressing the freckles scattered across her chest, And tickling the fold above her left hip.

Though her posture sank with the weight of judgment, And the bags under her eyes screamed for a break; Her beauty was never questioned. A reflection of the hope she’d refuse to let go of— People envied the light that surged through her veins. Jealous of her alluring spirit, Unable to love a soul they couldn’t understand.

It wasn’t until she lost her footing

On the ground beneath her, —Pushed by the hatred of humankind—

That she found solitude in the authenticity of nature. The flowers loved her more than any human ever had, Appreciating the resilience of her wildflower soul. Hatchlings sang in her presence of her wake, Humming for the woman who knew what it felt like To fall from her nest.

TheButterflyEffect:FindingBeautyinVulnerabilityandChaos

In 1758, Benjamin Franklin unknowingly introduced the idea of “The Butterfly Effect” in his poem, “The Way to Wealth.”

He wrote :

“For want of a nail the shoe was lost, For want of a shoe the horse was lost, For want of a horse the rider was lost, For want of a rider the battle was lost, For want of a battle the kingdom was lost, And all for the want of a horseshoe nail.”

This piece examines the idea that the things that change the world and alter the course of history are tiny ones. The lack of one nail could be insignificant, or it could lead to the loss of a war. There is no way to know which result will transpire. There is no way to know what causes each outcome. Regardless of what happens or what causes it, everything in the world is connected.

This concept was further examined in the 1960s when Chaos Theory was discovered. It looked into the suggestion that weather does not follow a linear pattern but is instead dependent on external conditions. Another component of “The Butterfly Effect” expresses the idea that something as small as a flap of a butterfly’s wing can cause a change in the weather across miles. This not only applies to the weather and butterflies but all aspects of life. Even small and fragile things can create huge changes and have immense effects on the future. No matter how slight an action, people must understand that even a minuscule change can result in a metamorphosis of the course of history.