the heavy just
became unbearable the
more she realized she was carrying
so much that was never even hers to hold.
so she exhaled every version of herself
that she had taken on for someone else,
and then… like a butterfly,
her wings unfolded.
– butterflies rising
‘and then… like a butterfly, her wings unfolded' is an original and copyright protected poem by the author butterflies rising that includes a well known poem excerpt of hers that is the first quote she ever published as ‘butterflies rising' which was ‘like a butterfly, her wings unfolded‘ in August 2015, when she first launched her butterfliesrising.com poetry blog.
‘the heavy just became unbearable the more she realized she was carrying so much that was never even hers to hold' – combo of book photos
‘like a butterfly, her wings unfolded' – full poem – Aqua butterfly theme book photo in ‘wild spirit, soft heart'
‘like a butterfly, her wings unfolded' – full poem – Green turquoise butterfly theme book photo in ‘wild spirit, soft heart'
‘so she exhaled every version of herself that she had taken on for someone else, and then… like a butterfly, her wings unfolded' – Golden butterfly theme book photo in ‘wild spirit, soft heart'
‘the heavy just became unbearable the more she realized she was carrying so much that was never even hers to hold' – Pink butterfly theme book photo in ‘wild spirit, soft heart'
‘so she exhaled every version of herself that she had taken on for someone else, and then… like a butterfly, her wings unfolded' – Aqua butterfly theme book photo in ‘wild spirit, soft heart'
‘so she exhaled every version of herself that she had taken on for someone else, and then… like a butterfly, her wings unfolded' – Golden tone with theme book photo in ‘wild spirit, soft heart'
‘the heavy just became unbearable the more she realized she was carrying so much that was never even hers to hold' – text meme and book photo
butterflies rising tweet of – ‘so she exhaled every version of herself that she had taken on for someone else, and then… like a butterfly, her wings unfolded'