Outside My Cell Poem by JAMES T. ADAIR

Locked in my cell of blue
Dreaming of my new life
Void of sadness, fear and strife
before deciding to sadly say adieu
To the only life I knew
I opened my tired eyes to see the view

I saw a sweet butterfly
so multicolored and bright
dart from here to there
catching now and then the light
and she landed near my window
as i wished she would
but we were worlds apart

In my halfway dream
I spoke to her through the glass
With lover's eyes I gazed at her
and hoped the moment would last
So beautiful in her form
and wonderous in her grace
transported me from my weary place

She seemed to hear my words
and lingered for a while
and for a second I even thought
I might have made her smile
and in my halfway dream
she saw me cry
and tried to brush my tear
and that gentle act touched my heart
but the glass would not allow her near

And so I woke up from my dream
and wiped the tear away
though inside feelings stay
Outside the world gistens and gleems
to some it seems
but not to me this day

As I wander through my morning ablutions
I see no way out
no solutions
but part of me is sitting
looking out my window
the better part of me
dreaming of a different life

2008 © James T. Adair