Butterflies

There is a hitch in her breath

     a quivering in the way she speaks

     holds herself

     hops birdlike from one foot to another

          in anxious and uncontrollable energy.

Some look and see nothing but a pallid child

     a fragile, delicate, feeble thing

     more suited to crawl than walk

          the sort who needs those handicap bars

     so small and weak

     it breaks an onlooker's heart.

 She dresses, at best, "off the rack"

      studded jeans and oversized t-shirts

      that tell her story in their printed words

      "2007 Bible Camp"

      "2008 - 2009 Theatre"

      "Soup Kitchen Volunteer - Christmas 2010"

           hordes of memories preserved in a dresser drawer.

If you looked into her eyes you would find

     a greater strength than is usually found

     among women who stand straighter

          taller

          in confidence and heels.

If you talked to her you would find

     a sense of humor and lightness of spirit usually found

     only in those with the best of circumstances

     but she is funny

          almost silly, a goof

     a personality that blooms into the most beautiful

     the strongest, brightest, and most inspirational

     of people you could ever find.

Explained here :)

Birth of Tomorrow

Tomorrow is born every 4.2 seconds somewhere in this world.

Some tomorrow are born into circumstance, with a great responsibility of lucky coincidence and divine gifts to guide their destinies.  They are those who either step up to the plate and keep the world revolving with their brain power, their financial situation, their charity and love; or instead they fail to meet their potential, and another day of the future dims and becomes dark.

Some tomorrow are born already without light.  They also are born to individual destinies - their destinies lie in being a soldier for no cause as soon as they are strong enough to hold a rifle in their innocent hands, in begging on the streets to support a family too large and too hungry, in going without.  For some, tomorrow is just a continuation of today.

Some tomorrow never see the light.

Some tomorrow are born with a brightness that surpasses their circumstance, a brilliance that blinds their fated stars and guides them on their own way.  The sun rises from every horizon no matter where in the world you are - from mountain or plain, distant city or over the hills, guiding lights can appear.  They are those who find the darkest places, the places without hope, and scatter light throughout the darkness.

Some tomorrow are born with the potential of brilliance that others turn and twist and morph into the deepest despair and agony and darkness possible.  They spread it wherever they go, their anger and desperation oozing from their souls like the most infectious disease.

Some tomorrow are born to feed the past.  Their destinies revolve around that of another.  They shine to allow another to reflect that light, to claim it as their own.  Though they may never see the light themselves they brighten the world simply by their existence.

Some tomorrow are born to fuel the future.  They are those who were never intended for greatness, those whose light is not strong enough of itself to guide the world.  They are of a quieter, more unassuming sort, who's steady glow when combined with that of others gives way to a whole new world of never being unable to find your way.

Tomorrow is born today, each and every day, with passions and luminescence and transcendence that is beyond today's wildest dreams.

Explained here :)