Butterfly

By Seraph Hex

I found a butterfly on the pavement. It tried to run from me, But the tear in its wing was too great. It had nowhere to go.

I sat with it. It tried to run from me.

I gave it some water and an orange slice. It had nowhere to go.

It died a few minutes later. It didn’t run from me.

I buried it beside some flowers. It had nowhere to go.

I hope that if someone finds me on the pavement, If I try to run from them, They will sit with me, Give me some water and an orange slice.

I hope that if I die a few minutes later, They will bury me beside the flowers.

I hope someone will do the same for them. We have nowhere to go.