A Moth And A Butterfly Poem by Nalini Jyotsana Chaturvedi

They both follow
the same path of life
from egg to larva
to pupa, moulting to fly

How come moth comes out ugly
with no purpose in life
destined to follow the light
get burnt by heat and die

While the colorful butterfly
gets to suck the nectar
flowers are its benefactors
so admired by human eyes

Its not in deeds
that you get to
choose your breed
but its all in the luck
that you get to ride the waves
or get drowned, buried in muck..