but you’re so butterfly-shaped…
so why are you not being a butterfly?
tell me why are you not stretching out your wings?
– butterflies rising
‘but you’re so butterfly-shaped… so why are you not being a butterfly?’ is a poem by the author butterflies rising that was published on June 25, 2026. The poem is something she wrote for people-pleasing and playing small. It was written like a “dare” to break out of it. The poem could also be about not living up to your full potential or not chasing your dreams or just not living in the fullest version of yourself in some way.
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