More Than Butterflies

by Kellee Kranendonk

Gut-wrenching, steel trap-jawed butterflies 

Saw blade wings, I’d rather eat paint 

Moisture-slicked body, adrenaline 

Fueled, heart tapping faster than 

A woodpecker’s beak

Image credit: Shot by Cerqueira on Unsplash

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Kellee Kranendonk

Having spent a lifetime writing, editing and/or doing other writing related things, Kellee made her first sale over twenty years ago. Now she has numerous pieces published or to be published. She considers everything a poem or story waiting to be written.