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Black Butterfly

a poem

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Ceci Bell
Jul 09, 2025
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black butterfly

oppressed

in a cocoon

of ignorance

like

a

blackbird

grounded who

must

break

shackles

placed

upon mind

and spirit

like

a

fugitive

slave

enlightened

takes

flight.

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