Here I am - a Butterfly

Here I am - a butterfly

I live life in slow motion

Slowly crossing distant grounds

Safely passing oceans

So graciously I spread my wings

Conducting all the whispers of the wind

Here I am - a butterfly

Displaying all my beauty

I bring pleasure to your eyes

As if that was my duty

With all the vivid colours of my skin

I long to prove myself from deep within

I am free as I can be

Still I dream of being free

I am free as I can be

But in my dreams I'm flying free

If there's more to being free

I want more than I can see

Here I am - a butterfly

In the hands of perfect stranger

Soon I am his chosen one

To keep so safely in his shelter

So proudly he shows me to the world

Convincing me that I'm the only girl

Here I am - a butterfly

In my mantle-piece-display

Pinned and marked for his collection

So I cannot fly away

From here my view is limited

Freedom-dream - you had me trapped instead