An evocative poem about nature, by Dr. Molly, exclusively for Different Truths.

Taking
   its own
time
    the butterfly
slowly,
    painfully
separates
    its wing
glued to 
    the absorbing
contours of
    the cocoon...
 
strenuous
    effort...
 
but the
    stronger
it grows,
    the wing
with myriad
    silky magic…
           
let love
    true love
wean itself
    from narrow
confines,
    grow stronger,
expansive
    to flutter
all around
    not cocooned
in emotional
    tangles
walls
    that curtail
growth
    free breath...

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Dr. Molly Joseph

Dr. Molly Joseph is a professor, poet from Kerala, who writes travelogues, short stories and story books for children. She has published 14 books,12 books of poems, a novel and a story book for Children. Her poetry with its unique style, has been characterised as "Ribbon Poetry." She has won several accolades which include India Women Achiever’s Award 2020.Her latest book, Water Sings over the Stones, won the best Poetry Book of the Year Award from ALS. She believes in the power of the word.

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