Evolution,
the greatest painter of all
took the hairy primates
and turned them into works of art
Like a tireless painter,
evolution paints the same picture
time after time
with only minute changes of brush stroke
Yet, the finest line may enclose an area
a single stroke, a different hue
makes all the difference
between love and hate
These beautiful paintings
are put in an art museum, behind walls of invisible glass
where even a tramp may view them
but never touch
never to be had
Like butterflies,
the paintings fly around you
sometimes coming closer
but never fully touching you
Most this always be so?
may the gentles of touches
lure the butterfly to perch upon your finger
or, will they always fly around
beautiful in their flight
but never to be touched
lest their fragile wings break
from the oil on even the cleanest of fingers
if only one could dip a hand
in the cleansing water
and thus touch the butterflies
flying in their beautiful flight