You look into my eyes and know me

Not just the surfaces I show the world

You see deeper to my very essence.

 

You see beauty in my heart,

I don’t always see.

You see strength in my character,

I don’t always feel.

You see the resilience of my mind,

I often forget.

You see the power in my leadership

I don’t always want.

 

Master of all of me you show me these things:

my beauty through your vision

my strength through my submission

my resiliency through creativity.

my leadership roles wherever I am needed.

 

The monarch chrysalis

My collar symbolizes these qualities.

Beautiful jewel of metamorphosis.

Ugly worm and beautiful butterfly.

A creature both vilified and revered.

A creature at once delicate and strong.

At the mercy of nature yet above it.

Capable of long travails in distant lands,

And gentle caresses of beautiful flowers.

 

I am that butterfly in your hands.