If this all seems
ethereal,
it’s because
it was written
in a dream.
Consecrated
in snail shells,
before they went out
and became slugs.
Coming out of your shell
doesn’t always mean
that you’ll be beautiful.
Butterfly wings
are not for everyone
and metamorphosis
is highly overrated;
rare as a gracious favor.
More of us
leave slime trails
than cause hurricanes.
HG – 2017
