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Lepidopterologist
Collecting butterflies, rare and beautiful;
Displaying their wonderment for all to enjoy.
Yet, I am forced to see another reality;
I see the death of these creatures for my
Viewing pleasure and appreciation.
I dream of the world's butterfly farms
Where their beauty can be observed,
Without taking their lives from them.
More and more butterfly enthusiasts
Seek butterfly beauty while they live.
Butterflies are free, or so the story goes;
Free to fly, free to live, free to bring joy.
When we posses any beautiful creature,
We grip tight, strangling the freedom,
As only a shadow of it's beauty remains.
Release our desire to possess, to make mine;
Allow the beauty of life to be enjoyed by all.
Love the world, it's colorful created diversity;
Destroy not, but enhance the opportunities
For everyone to be blessed by butterflies.
20Apr10
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