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satyr 1

by dystopianMaiden

i think i often represent the butterfly i so often speak of frail and weak in every step- my plain brown wings are just like the papery disgusting skin i want so badly to break out of, revealing my clearwinged beauty. but i've adapted to this form- i've changed. who cares for being disgusting- better to simply scare away the predators with my big nose and buggy eyes. who cares for being unloved- i do, for solitide is survival in this concrete jungle. but i know better. i am no graceful, gentle butterfly. satyrs are still lovely, despite being different, and i am not lovely. i know that these white wings cannot and will not be silenced. the beating drum behind me says otherwise. i am not butterfly. i am a falcon, and i do not dare hide behind a mask of a face. no- i fight and claw my way out of it.
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Written by
dystopianMaiden
13 / F / vermont
For You?
Written by
dystopianMaiden
13 / F / vermont
Published
Oct 22, 2018
Time
1m
Notes

this is really more of a vent than a poem, but i still feel something important in it. i hope you enjoy.

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#butterfly#satyr#love#stereotypes#defense#attack#hurt#falcon#talon
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