the testimony of character…
when my fears
ask why they should
speak softly around you,
i tell them…
your integrity tastes like sugar,
and that you carry
goodness in your hands
like it belongs
– butterflies rising
‘when my fears ask why they should speak softly around you, i tell them…' is a poem by the author butterflies rising that can be found in her poetry book ‘wild spirit, soft heart.'
