Butterfly, Getting Free

Butterfly, getting free,
the relief
you experience
is not
your personal pardon,
but the release of others
from your rigid expectation...

Butterfly, getting free,
you will rise
to new heights
melting away
your worm-life.
Casting away
the heavy crystals
of resentment and restriction.

Butterfly, getting free,
feel the lightness
of your being,
forgiving...
Accepting
others
as they are.
Free yourself
from this endless vigil...
Policing
the behavior of those around you.
See them
for who they are,
not what they
can or can't do
for
you.