out there that can
catch a butterfly before
her colors melt in
the razor hot sky?
Before they bleed
in the sun? And forever
stain the rye?

Is there anyone
that’ll listen to
the rantings of
a cockatoo before
she chokes on her stew?

Is there anyone
that’ll uncover a rose
beneath the April snow
before a man crushes
it again so, it doesn't have
space to grow?