Thank you, administrators, for the accolade and your hard work.
Bound Butterfly
Though her wrists be bound
Their elegance and movement do astound
Their delicate strength holds life
In its tiny yet powerful softness rife
With rules: social, gender, political
That bind her moves further and dell;
Arms bound In chains as a butterfly rises above,
A symbol of fragility, metamorphosis, love,
Beauty that instigates the ability
To change, adapt into new environment, happily
Flitting through life knowing, knowing
Its beauty will soar from plain to crumbling
Mountains spreading knowledge,
Purity of heart, its muse for an adage
That’ll live on after the butterfly ‘s death
And the bound woman, but their breath
Filled with hope flies, like a kite,
Spreading harmony, that’s always bright.
©️ Malak kalmoni chehab ©️
My poetry book, Perfectly Flawed poetry for change, is available on all eplatforms including Amazon. It was on the finalist list for the Canadian Book Club Awards 2023.
https://www.amazon.ca/Perfectly-Flawed-poetry-Malak-Kalmoni/dp/1525582518
Poetry for Change 