No need to kill the butterfly!

By Saed J. Abu-Hijleh
Nalus, Palestine

No need to kill the butterfly
she will fly away
before finishing what I say
and land on the jasmine tree
near the sea
of true love...

No need to break the wings
or the heart that rings
with thy name
before it goes to sleep
and goes deep
in the sea
of true love

No need to veil the face
that smiles with grace
hiding the scars
of years of war
on the shores
of the sea
of true love

No need to forget the name
that once lived
in the soul of a tree
watered from the sea
of true love

No need to delete a man
who is sailing away
searching for the truth
in the sea
of true love...