Butterfly Posted on March 24, 2026 by Reena Saxena amnesia hitson awakeningyou willsee throughyour older versionshed worn out skin Tanka Tuesday Poetry Challenge Share this: Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp TweetLike Loading...
Great poem, Reena! Yvette M Calleiro 🙂 http://yvettemcalleiro.blogspot.com LikeLiked by 1 person Reply
I one how you flip amnesia – by forgetting the past, the ‘awakening’ becomes a clean slate rather than a continuation of old baggage 🙌 LikeLiked by 1 person Reply
The bigger problem is that others expect consistency in behaviour, whereas we have changed internally. LikeLiked by 1 person Reply
so tender yet flies a long way to get there… to be a butterfly **sigh** it can be accomplished through much effort to replace every cell of what or who you once were… LikeLiked by 1 person Reply
Ideally, I would be an eagle 😀 But for the sake of the concept in this poem, it’s a butterfly. LikeLike Reply
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very beautiful poem Reena 💜💜😘😘🦋🦋
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Thank you so much!
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Great poem, Reena!
Yvette M Calleiro 🙂
http://yvettemcalleiro.blogspot.com
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Thanks again!
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Beautifully written
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Thank you!
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You’re most welcome
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I one how you flip amnesia – by forgetting the past, the ‘awakening’ becomes a clean slate rather than a continuation of old baggage 🙌
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The bigger problem is that others expect consistency in behaviour, whereas we have changed internally.
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Yes that’s so very true
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Nicely done Reena 👏
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Thank you, Shaun!
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so tender yet flies a long way to get there… to be a butterfly **sigh** it can be accomplished through much effort to replace every cell of what or who you once were…
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Ideally, I would be an eagle 😀 But for the sake of the concept in this poem, it’s a butterfly.
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i had to laugh, that was good…
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🙂
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Ohh, I like this awakening, Reena.
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Thanks, Colleen!
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😀
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This is beautiful!
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Thank you so much!
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