POETRY | THE BUTTERFLY FLY’S AWAY | REST WELL MY GOGO.
No More pain
Butterfly butterfly,
open your wings,
fly fly fly
deep far in the clouds.
With your hands you fed me.
With your heart you loved me.
In your arms, you embraced me
In your home you welcomed me.
With your eyes, you watched after me.
Willingly defended me.
Even when I was on the wrong side.
Protected me from the chaos
of the world and family.
In your hands, I felt safe.
Grown into the foresight woman
that I am because of you.
My feminist traits bloom from the
lessons I learned at an early age
walking in your traits.
As you steped, I steped
You might have failed me and many others
throughout your journey
Not once or twice but so many times
but you stood still when they all
choose to walk.
And for this and everything
I’ll forever be grateful to you
So as you fly away,
to the path considered your
ending by the world.
I pray for your soul
I pray for peace
I pray for forgiveness
I pray for mercy
I pray for love
And finally, I pray for your blessings
In the hearts of your generations that we will be
reminded of your kind doings. In our hearts, you live.
In loving memory of my grandmother who passed away on 6th April 2022.
