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Bronx Butterfly
A beautiful butterfly perched outside
my windowsill, such a sight to see
In a place where darkness dwells,
from the depth of a forgotten city
a wretched hell
I hear a song like no other you've ever heard
so tone deaf I can't even hear the words
gun shots ring out It's a thundering sound
with no witnesses to see and no cops around
an ambulance screeches In the distance
another soul a life Is taken
but this will not be the last
somewhere a mothers heart is breaking.
from a few doors down
I can hear a soft voice crying
a little girls plea, her hopes slowly dying
a birds broken wing, It struggles to fly
a beat up woman, she runs to hide
a poor man lays In the streets
with torn pants and nothing to eat
no jacket for warmth no shoes on his feet
so discarded and alone with nowhere to go
where will he end up nobody knows
so many homeless families with broken dreams
to weak to fight so hopeless it seems
the ghetto is a place where no one should be
living life trapped in an impoverished reality
so to you I ask are you guilty of greed
are you the one are you ever In need
reach into your pocket and dig down
deep because what you have now may not
be yours to keep
For I am that Woman, Man, Child and Bird
I come from the Bronx NY haven't you heard
~Word~
Copyright ©2005 J. Doucette
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Published 11th Jun 2014
| Edited 16th Jan 2025
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11th Jun 2014 1:19am
a butterfly made of iron to survive in that city. very touching write.
Maureen. Jackie. Zazz. you have many names...
Maureen. Jackie. Zazz. you have many names...
Hi John, Glad you came to read form me and I am thrilled you liked this.
Maureen is my birth name to which I don't like
Jackie is my nickname I adopted since I was 16
and Broom, Broomie is a nickname and host name I chose for my hosted forum at, Brooms'Closet
in Delphiforums, which the link is in my profile here on Dup
Zazzles was/is a rebirth to Dup
I wear many masks none are fake...
Sincerely
Jackie
Maureen is my birth name to which I don't like
Jackie is my nickname I adopted since I was 16
and Broom, Broomie is a nickname and host name I chose for my hosted forum at, Brooms'Closet
in Delphiforums, which the link is in my profile here on Dup
Zazzles was/is a rebirth to Dup
I wear many masks none are fake...
Sincerely
Jackie
11th Jun 2014 1:25am
Life...The trial- it can drag you under with a blink!!!
Giving to others and being thankful for what is received...it becomes scarcer everyday!!!
Bleak Write Dear Broomie-Excellent message!!!
Giving to others and being thankful for what is received...it becomes scarcer everyday!!!
Bleak Write Dear Broomie-Excellent message!!!
Yes it is a cruel ever cutthroat world among humans
It is what it is and will be, soul...
Always....
Your sis
Broomie XoxXox
It is what it is and will be, soul...
Always....
Your sis
Broomie XoxXox
Yes Rain, nice to see you,I am thrilled you had a chance to read this. I am always happy to hear what you have to say your thoughts matter to me..
Always
your sis
Broomie oxoxox
Always
your sis
Broomie oxoxox
11th Jun 2014 2:03am
Jackie, this is truly one of your best pieces in my opinion. I love the depth of this ink and how it highlights life's struggles, heartache, and having humility; eventually displaying your pride in being a Bronx girl, and walking the talk, you so beautifully stated. Love This! Xo
11th Jun 2014 3:45am
btw I am pleased that you see my talent at some of it's best CHEESE "D
Luv you raindrop <3
Luv you raindrop <3
11th Jun 2014 3:24am
I really liked this piece Jackie, very emotional and captured life around us. Well done sweetie :)
Hello Jess, Yup I wrote that when I was in the north bronx in 2005 right before I bought my first house, like the week before, it just fell onto the pc page in like 20 minutes it was an amazing rush!
Thanks
hugs***
Broomie
Thanks
hugs***
Broomie
11th Jun 2014 1:08pm
Oh how I LOVE my city!
N yet, how I hate it too...
Always, n forever the ghetto
will be a very hard, harsh
existence, n you took
me back to the, while
in this present... I'm
feeling this, n reminds me
Of my series, "8 million
stories..." Excellent stuff
my sweet one :)
N yet, how I hate it too...
Always, n forever the ghetto
will be a very hard, harsh
existence, n you took
me back to the, while
in this present... I'm
feeling this, n reminds me
Of my series, "8 million
stories..." Excellent stuff
my sweet one :)
11th Jun 2014 7:48pm
Hello Po, Yes so your from NYC originally?
Hmm, wow that's pretty Kool !
glad you liked this piece ") Thank you...
hugs*
Broomie
Hmm, wow that's pretty Kool !
glad you liked this piece ") Thank you...
hugs*
Broomie
Anonymous
11th Jun 2014 5:33pm
Jackie, you amaze me.... you seemed to have lurked around in the beginning... I thought of you as just starting out like myself... but you are a seasoned professional... you really open naive eyes to an existence, having never lived in a city. Thanks for sharing that magnificent mind and depth which is you and your many facets
15th Jun 2014 3:52am
15th Jun 2014 5:21am
lastday, nice to see you in my poetry corner ")
Glad you liked my poem an thanks for the read.
Broomie
Glad you liked my poem an thanks for the read.
Broomie
Anonymous
18th Jun 2014 10:28pm
I feel for your plight. You're all too painfully aware of the problems around you. You've certainly helped raise more awareness on the distress of homelessness. There's a lesson in there for all of us.
12th Oct 2014 7:48pm
oh Dear Jackie, that's Amazing.....
when I was reading through the poem, I could literally see my self in some worse off slums in Africa, I felt the greed for power and extortion of African leaders poke my conscience.....
You just painted an image of where I come from.
when I was reading through the poem, I could literally see my self in some worse off slums in Africa, I felt the greed for power and extortion of African leaders poke my conscience.....
You just painted an image of where I come from.
12th Oct 2014 11:28pm
N8ty I am so glad you came to read this.
It is a lifetime struggle that's for sure!!!
It is a lifetime struggle that's for sure!!!
Anonymous
30th Jan 2016 5:30pm
luvin the versatility of your pen Zazz
yes the grimly but accurately depicts the struggles
of ghetto life......for some this becomes their only reality
but other such as yourself saw the sun
rising beyond broken down tenements...
realizing that the 'world out there' belonged to to
just as anyone else...always acknowledging where
you're from knowing that's only the first chapter
in what you'll become..
very very inspirational this joint is...
much respect..
yes the grimly but accurately depicts the struggles
of ghetto life......for some this becomes their only reality
but other such as yourself saw the sun
rising beyond broken down tenements...
realizing that the 'world out there' belonged to to
just as anyone else...always acknowledging where
you're from knowing that's only the first chapter
in what you'll become..
very very inspirational this joint is...
much respect..
30th Jan 2016 6:22pm
You my dear stroke my girly feathers
* hehe*
Um..
Real talk you have a special quality and I without exception am all in.
I truly appreciate you and your kind hand...
Always
Jackie X
* hehe*
Um..
Real talk you have a special quality and I without exception am all in.
I truly appreciate you and your kind hand...
Always
Jackie X
14th Sep 2018 11:05pm
The way you pair the gravitas of the imagery, which you fire out, one story after another, with the rhyme, is a wonderful contrast. It's a really raw write that just grabs your heart. I really like it Jackie.
Hey Bronx, Brooklyn boy here, originally anyway. My mother brought me to Florida when I was 10, but you can't take the neighborhood out of the boy.
Hey Bronx, Brooklyn boy here, originally anyway. My mother brought me to Florida when I was 10, but you can't take the neighborhood out of the boy.
14th Sep 2018 11:11pm
Thank you Daniel , it makes me smile that u felt something from this ...
Sincerely Jackie xoxox
Sincerely Jackie xoxox
14th Sep 2018 11:16pm
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I’m no professional poet, however, I don’t think this is prose? It rhymes 1,2 and third and forth
And in 5 line stanzas it’s 123 and then 4and 5
Rhyme scheme Idk lol but, I’m happy to read you really felt something from this. The struggle is real and it only gets worse for some folks , a lot of folks..
sincerely
Jackie xx
And in 5 line stanzas it’s 123 and then 4and 5
Rhyme scheme Idk lol but, I’m happy to read you really felt something from this. The struggle is real and it only gets worse for some folks , a lot of folks..
sincerely
Jackie xx
