We Are Not So Different Poem by Jim Yerman

When one looks closely at a butterfly…it is difficult to dismiss….
the beauty it acquires through it's metamorphosis…

To marvel at the changes made since the moment of its creation
How every stage is vital…to the butterfly's transformation.

When one looks at human beings…it is difficult to dismiss
the beauty we acquire through our metamorphosis

To marvel at the changes made since the moment of our creation
How every stage is vital to our ultimate transformation.

When one thinks of all the changes…
It takes for both of us to fly…
we find we are not so different…
we humans and butterflies.