Butterfly

She is a miracle growing up in this world

a butterfly about to spread her wings

about to show a waiting, everything

the beauty of her colors

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She is a rainbow stretching across

a blue forever, painted in a sky above

a fairytale dream about to come true

a star shinning bright in a midnight sky

twinkling with the hope of our hearts

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Alone in her room

she dances across the floor

keeping time with her own rhythm

she sings the lyrics to her own song

on a stage in front of a canopy bed

where a spotlight shines only for her

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She’s been waiting her whole life

to be who she’s about to become

she’s grown tall in a garden of love

her petals blooming in the light

of a sun shining bright

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She doesn't know the worry of

watching her go,

our little girl is leaving

our songbird is stretching her wings

about to leave the nest

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Her father's stubborn girl

she's not afraid to be different

not afraid to take on what's

waiting outside her front door

not afraid to show the rebel

she's got living inside her

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She's always said, life is a discovery

just waiting for the right Indiana Jones

to come along,

she's ready to be an explorer

ready to set out on her quest

ready to find the treasure

she's always known is waiting

out there for her

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Her mother's best friend

her sister's partner in crime

she's smarter than anyone knows

she's not afraid to stand her ground

she learns from school

but doesn't let anyone

think for her

she's an honor roll student

a national merit scholar

a young woman

about to branch out

about to take her future

in her hands

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She's got ideas as big as the moon,

she's an astronaut ready for lift off

her journey across the universe

starts now

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She has new days ahead

new horizons to see

her future is an endless number

of possibilities waiting to be discovered

her dreams are sailing ships,

setting courses for strange waters

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Who she is now

will grow into who she is then

in all her travels

wherever she goes, she will carry

our love, our hopes, our dreams

with her

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She has her sights set

on the highest mountains

because in her heart she

already knows she can

conquer the world