An insignificant creature am I…
I've nothing to boast but that I exist.
Thought quite unimportant, I can be more.
Come… Look upon my pitiful form and you will see…

I am looked down upon and sneered at by some.
Totally overlooked by others, I'm of no consequence at all.
Oh, meaningless wretch that I am! This is my life.
One day at a time, step by step, inch by inch…I WILL BE MORE!

Having so little to offer, but I offer ALL that I am.
Asking what I have to give, I answer, "I give you me."
Not much am I now, but someday… Somehow, I will be more.
Watch me… Tend to me… Nurture me, and you will see!

Slowly, but surely… A day at a time… I am changing.
I feel the growing pains come and retreat to my shell.
All who have laughed me to scorn believe to have proven their opinion of me.
But… Deep inside my haven, the metamorphosis begins…

Having withdrawn for but a while, I only wait…
In the world I have cocooned about myself, I am growing…changing.
Taking on the life of a recluse, I know not how long I must wait.
But after the storm of mocking and scorn, I will emerge and....Enter The Butterfly!