The life of Mister Butterfly

Is always blessed with love

For when he flies into the sky

He’s one with what’s above

While caterpillars eat and eat

And tell him to come down

Our good friend Mister Butterfly

Keeps well above the ground

He knows that he’s a butterfly

And not a childish tot

Though caterpillars tell him that

A butterfly he’s not

But butterflies can’t hear such lies

They’re trained to lose the past

They traded in their other skin

For one that makes them fast

So if you are a butterfly

And someone says you’re not

Just look at where they’re coming from

Then look at what you’ve got

The caterpillar only knows

The world of food and crawl

But those set free by God to fly

Have truly got it all

John Christopher

1985