Broken Butterflies

By Sarah Wilt

This unique, heartfelt volume is a collection of poems written by teenaged Sarah Wilt to express her thoughts and feelings. She writes about things like love, heartbreak, friendship, and grieving. With her poems, she hopes to be a voice for people who have difficulties expressing their feelings, or better yet, to inspire them to speak-or write-t

• Language: English
• Publisher: Palmetto Publishing
• Release date: Dec 13, 2021
• ISBN: 9781638371953

Sarah Wilt

Born in North Carolina, Sarah Wilt moved to South Carolina when she was seven. Ever since then, she has enjoyed writing. Originally she wanted to be a songwriter, but she changed her path into writing poetry. Sarah has trouble getting out her thoughts and emotions, and finds writing is the easiest way to express herself properly. She tries to be a voice for all the people who also have trouble speaking about their feelings. Sarah has very supportive parents, and three amazing dogs. Her hobbies are singing, drawing, dancing, and playing video games.

Book preview

Introduction

Hello to broken butterflies. Your shattered wings and glass shards stain the past to guide the weak.

You crawled up as a caterpillar, dangled a cocoon on a cliff; hot tar was underneath.

But you bloomed into a butterfly and flew away to see the sun;

you thought it fun to ride it to safety.

But when you got closer, your wings began to burn.

All you wanted was for it to not hurt.

Why does it hurt?

All you ever wanted was to fly away like a bird.

You just wanted to see your self-worth,

but the sun blinded you instead of guided you,

and you dove down underneath,

staring at the moon in a pile of roses that you