Beating at the wall of the jar

A small butterfly longs for escape

The clearness of it cage

Gave it a false sense of hope

I screwed the lid on more tightly

I couldn't bare to let it go

The terrors it would face

The troubles it would know

I poked a teeny tiny hole

To let in a little air

I didn't want it to die

But I also couldn't leave it there

My friend had one too

But they closed the lid too tight

And the flirting small creature passed away

They knew it wasn't right

They let it die because they couldn't

They wouldn't let it free

It was too small, too different

No one else would want to see

My butterfly still fought the glass

Trying to reach the sky

Did I want to let it live

Or shall I make it die

I can't keep it forever

I need to make a choice

Cage it up and suffocate it

Or give its life a chance

Butterfly of my aspirations

My talent, my passion, my joy

I shall free you to find your way

Your future I won't destroy

Spread your wings to gain the height

Of the stars in the universe

Flash the colours of your outstretched heart

And never settle for less