The Butterfly and The Other.

once there was a butterfly

flitting about aimlessly in the sky

then out of the corner of his eye

it saw an Other flying by

the butterfly quickly turned

and tried to follow behind

but it saw the sun instead

and became temporarily blind

it could still sense the presence

of an Other that had not gone far

so it trusted its senses to guide it

and nearly went splat on the windshield of a car

after the immense shock

it discovered it now could see

and once went on the trail again

to find out what the Other could be

it then flitted across the fields

and was chased by a dog

it took cover in the marshes

and nearly got eaten by a frog

all this while amongst the mayhem

it only had one goal in mind

to know what was the Other that went by

because it only saw the Other's behind

on and on  and on it went

in desperate search of the Other again

always seeing it going about a corner

but losing track of it around the bend

the butterfly then marveled

at how elusive this Other could be

although for a brief moment there was contact

it saw nothing but beauty

it searched for 

what seemed like an eternity

days to weeks and then to months

and the closest it ever got was Nearly

the butterfly was getting tired

and it could only appreciate from afar

of how the Other seemed so alluring

like a jewel of the night - a star

the Other was always so close

and yet always out of sight

so near yet so far

how the butterfly lamented its plight

to continue chasing something

so fast, yet beautiful and flying free 

the butterfly wanted to see

the Other in its entirety

the last i heard of the butterfly

it was still continuing its chase

and it hopes that one day

it could finally see the Other's face.