My Name Is

My name is Butterfly,

I need a safe place-

To rest and land.

An open hand,

My time has come

You understand,

Our life on earth

Was not as planned

Close my eyes

Stop the beating,

Take my wings

Into your palm.

My name is Earth,

Dig under my surface

With bare hands.

Open your palm

Filled with dirt and death

Bury my butterfly.

Stop the beating,

Close her eyes

And sleep forever.

Time has come,

After 200 million years

Life on Earth

Was not as planned.

You understand,

We sleep together.