I shudder to think
In the blink of an eye
Our love had gone missing
A lost butterfly

When heavens sigh
And angels groan
I’d hate to think I am alone
Lost in the rain

The dew drops hit my wings like lightning
Burning electric blue holes
Graceful body spiraling downward
To meet with the algid earth

The eclipse of the sun
Shadows my heart
Where darkness reigns
On a warm summer day

And what will happen to the lives
Of bees and birds and skeletons
Trapped within a box of lies
The key has flown away

It glistens in the moonlight
To tease them of freedom
The storm has struck it down
And the animals all cheer

Just out of reach
My fingers stretch
Through bars of lust and love
To grab the key to set me free

My wishes urge me on
Handfuls of dirt and dust
Thrown at my face
Blinding me, burning me

Burning holes in fragile wings
Of the butterfly that’s love is lost
In this roaring storm of lust
Struck down to the ground

It struggles for breath
Frail body quivers
In the cold wet rain
Of that summer’s day

The eclipse of the sun
Casts its shadow like death
On the motionless thing
Struck down in the tempest of lust

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