It's not every day that you get to write about Anime in class. But our poetry teacher put a Dali painting of butterflies on the board, and you can probably guess from the genre who came to mind. The catch is, the poem was supposed to be "joyful". So it's joyful Knives....as a rule, I'm not one for poetry, but I make exceptions for my own work because I'm self-centered.

Save the Butterflies

Save the beautiful--
Be true to yourself and purify your heart
Sweep the trash from your world.

Just do what it takes to be righteous
That's the way you live your life
And I live mine
No more leeches
No more spiders

Free of that, we'll fly
We'll fly -- no need for fear --
No need for pain --
True to light in a newborn world
The hungry are full
The imprisoned are free
Nothing --
----- but blue sky --
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