Madam Butterfly
@reikilady1111.bsky.social
Developer by day, Karuna Ki Reiki Master by night. Born empath, married to music, lover of nature and all things poetic. 🦋
We all put our shoes on one shoe at a time. ❤️
We all put our shoes on one shoe at a time. ❤️
In the dark of the longest night,
By the light of the fading stars,
Have you ever seen quite a sight?
In the dark of the longest night
Stands a man wrapped in silver light,
But his heart carries battle scars.
In the dark of the longest night,
By the light of the fading stars…
#poetry #triolet #ptsd
By the light of the fading stars,
Have you ever seen quite a sight?
In the dark of the longest night
Stands a man wrapped in silver light,
But his heart carries battle scars.
In the dark of the longest night,
By the light of the fading stars…
#poetry #triolet #ptsd
December 19, 2025 at 5:37 AM
I seek his emerald eyes
Every night in troubled dreams.
Where shadows blanket the skies,
I seek his emerald eyes -
Where’s the truth in all the lies,
Which whispers amidst the screams?
I seek his emerald eyes
Every night in troubled dreams.
#poetry #triolet #nightmares #lostlove #mrrabbit #jlh
Every night in troubled dreams.
Where shadows blanket the skies,
I seek his emerald eyes -
Where’s the truth in all the lies,
Which whispers amidst the screams?
I seek his emerald eyes
Every night in troubled dreams.
#poetry #triolet #nightmares #lostlove #mrrabbit #jlh
December 16, 2025 at 1:30 AM
It is easy for tyrants to pretend they want peace
While sitting inside their steel towers
Protected with the blood
Of the young and brave
Who venture forth into wastelands
A thousand reincarnations are insufficient to atone
#poetry #cheritas #war #conscience
While sitting inside their steel towers
Protected with the blood
Of the young and brave
Who venture forth into wastelands
A thousand reincarnations are insufficient to atone
#poetry #cheritas #war #conscience
December 15, 2025 at 7:47 PM
It is easy for tyrants to pretend they want peace
While sitting inside their steel towers
Protected with the blood
Of the young and brave
Who venture forth into wastelands
A thousand reincarnations are insufficient to atone
#poetry #cheritas #war #conscience
While sitting inside their steel towers
Protected with the blood
Of the young and brave
Who venture forth into wastelands
A thousand reincarnations are insufficient to atone
#poetry #cheritas #war #conscience
He tugs at my heart
Like an acoustic guitar
Strumming to my pain
#poetry #haiku #heartbreak #mrrabbit #jlh
Like an acoustic guitar
Strumming to my pain
#poetry #haiku #heartbreak #mrrabbit #jlh
December 14, 2025 at 4:30 AM
He tugs at my heart
Like an acoustic guitar
Strumming to my pain
#poetry #haiku #heartbreak #mrrabbit #jlh
Like an acoustic guitar
Strumming to my pain
#poetry #haiku #heartbreak #mrrabbit #jlh
I saw him again
Last night in a whirlwind dream
In which he walked by
While I was desperately
Reaching out to call him back
#poetry #tanka #heartbreak #mrrabbit #jlh
Last night in a whirlwind dream
In which he walked by
While I was desperately
Reaching out to call him back
#poetry #tanka #heartbreak #mrrabbit #jlh
December 14, 2025 at 4:15 AM
I saw him again
Last night in a whirlwind dream
In which he walked by
While I was desperately
Reaching out to call him back
#poetry #tanka #heartbreak #mrrabbit #jlh
Last night in a whirlwind dream
In which he walked by
While I was desperately
Reaching out to call him back
#poetry #tanka #heartbreak #mrrabbit #jlh
I don’t often cry: but when I do,
It is a rushing waterfall.
Today, I hug little me
Who was told, “You’re too much!”
For expressing tears.
And I whisper:
“It’s okay
To be
Soft.”
#poetry #nonet #empath #innerchild #selfhealing
It is a rushing waterfall.
Today, I hug little me
Who was told, “You’re too much!”
For expressing tears.
And I whisper:
“It’s okay
To be
Soft.”
#poetry #nonet #empath #innerchild #selfhealing
December 10, 2025 at 10:33 PM
I don’t often cry: but when I do,
It is a rushing waterfall.
Today, I hug little me
Who was told, “You’re too much!”
For expressing tears.
And I whisper:
“It’s okay
To be
Soft.”
#poetry #nonet #empath #innerchild #selfhealing
It is a rushing waterfall.
Today, I hug little me
Who was told, “You’re too much!”
For expressing tears.
And I whisper:
“It’s okay
To be
Soft.”
#poetry #nonet #empath #innerchild #selfhealing
I’m… exhausted. I’m so exhausted. No one sees me on this platform. No one hears me. I’m just so done right now.
December 7, 2025 at 1:02 AM
I’m… exhausted. I’m so exhausted. No one sees me on this platform. No one hears me. I’m just so done right now.
I just want to scream
But I know no one will hear
Because no one cares
#poetry #haiku #depression #sensoryoverload
But I know no one will hear
Because no one cares
#poetry #haiku #depression #sensoryoverload
December 7, 2025 at 12:47 AM
I just want to scream
But I know no one will hear
Because no one cares
#poetry #haiku #depression #sensoryoverload
But I know no one will hear
Because no one cares
#poetry #haiku #depression #sensoryoverload
Relationships are like a dance
A delicate balance to keep
The pair exchange a loving glance
Relationships are like a dance
Each stride a choice of pure romance
Each step a risk of falling deep
Relationships are like a dance
A delicate balance to keep
#poetry #triolet #love #dance #mrrabbit #jlh
A delicate balance to keep
The pair exchange a loving glance
Relationships are like a dance
Each stride a choice of pure romance
Each step a risk of falling deep
Relationships are like a dance
A delicate balance to keep
#poetry #triolet #love #dance #mrrabbit #jlh
November 28, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Sometimes I wish
I was a bird
So that I could fly away
From concrete jungles
And steel empires
To chase the dying sun
#poetry #cheritas #depression #trapped #imagination
I was a bird
So that I could fly away
From concrete jungles
And steel empires
To chase the dying sun
#poetry #cheritas #depression #trapped #imagination
November 22, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Sometimes I wish
I was a bird
So that I could fly away
From concrete jungles
And steel empires
To chase the dying sun
#poetry #cheritas #depression #trapped #imagination
I was a bird
So that I could fly away
From concrete jungles
And steel empires
To chase the dying sun
#poetry #cheritas #depression #trapped #imagination
Reposted by Madam Butterfly
A reminder to protect my energy and reiterate boundaries. Holidays mean being around family members, friends, coworkers that may be toxic
#empaths
#empaths
November 21, 2025 at 4:11 PM
A reminder to protect my energy and reiterate boundaries. Holidays mean being around family members, friends, coworkers that may be toxic
#empaths
#empaths
Even if I’m just screaming into a void here… at least it’s still better than hurting someone else with careless words elsewhere.
November 21, 2025 at 5:32 AM
Even if I’m just screaming into a void here… at least it’s still better than hurting someone else with careless words elsewhere.
I can’t stop thinking about how people have replaced discourse with - how do I say this - attempts to look/sound “cool”? Snarky comments for likes?
I just… I find it sad how many of us have forgotten to be kind. What good does it do to bully someone into never again sharing their spark or passion?
I just… I find it sad how many of us have forgotten to be kind. What good does it do to bully someone into never again sharing their spark or passion?
November 21, 2025 at 5:08 AM
I can’t stop thinking about how people have replaced discourse with - how do I say this - attempts to look/sound “cool”? Snarky comments for likes?
I just… I find it sad how many of us have forgotten to be kind. What good does it do to bully someone into never again sharing their spark or passion?
I just… I find it sad how many of us have forgotten to be kind. What good does it do to bully someone into never again sharing their spark or passion?
Words matter. They do.
They can be the hug that soothes an aching heart, or the knife that digs deeper.
Words can heal, and words can kill. So why do we speak so recklessly with each other?
If the next thing you say can save or end a life… then choose your words carefully. Please.
They can be the hug that soothes an aching heart, or the knife that digs deeper.
Words can heal, and words can kill. So why do we speak so recklessly with each other?
If the next thing you say can save or end a life… then choose your words carefully. Please.
November 21, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Words matter. They do.
They can be the hug that soothes an aching heart, or the knife that digs deeper.
Words can heal, and words can kill. So why do we speak so recklessly with each other?
If the next thing you say can save or end a life… then choose your words carefully. Please.
They can be the hug that soothes an aching heart, or the knife that digs deeper.
Words can heal, and words can kill. So why do we speak so recklessly with each other?
If the next thing you say can save or end a life… then choose your words carefully. Please.
I walk alone through an old tunnel,
With barely a glimmer of light
Shining from my rusty torch,
But I know I’ll make it -
Until then, I will
Cry, “The horrors
Persist, but
So do
I!”
#poetry #nonet #determination #hope #light
With barely a glimmer of light
Shining from my rusty torch,
But I know I’ll make it -
Until then, I will
Cry, “The horrors
Persist, but
So do
I!”
#poetry #nonet #determination #hope #light
November 20, 2025 at 10:34 PM
I walk alone through an old tunnel,
With barely a glimmer of light
Shining from my rusty torch,
But I know I’ll make it -
Until then, I will
Cry, “The horrors
Persist, but
So do
I!”
#poetry #nonet #determination #hope #light
With barely a glimmer of light
Shining from my rusty torch,
But I know I’ll make it -
Until then, I will
Cry, “The horrors
Persist, but
So do
I!”
#poetry #nonet #determination #hope #light
Why do we spend time
Burning bridges, walls and halls?
What a waste of life
#poetry #haiku #drama #meangirls
Burning bridges, walls and halls?
What a waste of life
#poetry #haiku #drama #meangirls
November 20, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Why do we spend time
Burning bridges, walls and halls?
What a waste of life
#poetry #haiku #drama #meangirls
Burning bridges, walls and halls?
What a waste of life
#poetry #haiku #drama #meangirls
Apparently my 2yo niece is starting to say “67” now 🤣 it has begun…
November 19, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Apparently my 2yo niece is starting to say “67” now 🤣 it has begun…
Not all birds fly south for the winter
Some of them choose to stay behind
And so they learn to adapt
In the harshest weather
In such unique ways
That they persist
From winter
Until
Spring
#poetry #nonet #perseverance #mentalhealth
Some of them choose to stay behind
And so they learn to adapt
In the harshest weather
In such unique ways
That they persist
From winter
Until
Spring
#poetry #nonet #perseverance #mentalhealth
November 4, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Not all birds fly south for the winter
Some of them choose to stay behind
And so they learn to adapt
In the harshest weather
In such unique ways
That they persist
From winter
Until
Spring
#poetry #nonet #perseverance #mentalhealth
Some of them choose to stay behind
And so they learn to adapt
In the harshest weather
In such unique ways
That they persist
From winter
Until
Spring
#poetry #nonet #perseverance #mentalhealth