I wish I were a butterfly

With wings so delicate

A tiny, hovering shadow

No walking, only flit

I wish I were a butterfly

So fragile and exquisite

Weighing no more than a pound

The design on my wings intricate

I wish I were a butterfly

My beautiful colors and marks

Painted by the finger of God

If I were a butterfly

I'd fly over the flowers in

The garden at the special house of

Eggert Palace

If I were a buttefly

I'd dance in the snow

In the leaves

In the sunset, in the moonlight

And at dawn

I'd circle the stars

And I would flitter over a

Little girl's bed

Send her sweet dreams

Kiss her eyelashes

Flutter out of reach

If I were a butterfly

My brothers would miss me

We wouldn't be able to communicate

Butterflies have no ears

If I were a butterfly

My cats would miss me

I wouldn't be able to feed them

Play with them and say

I love you

If I were a butterfly

There would be no hugs

A touch means death

So, butterfly... butterfly

But I will be a butterfly

And a girl

I will grow beautiful and graceful

And I will fly

Butterflies are magical

I'm not meant to be

I will watch them forever

And I will be me