Hey Ladies!

We are starting an Arts Corner! How awesome is that? Pretty awesome. So, if you are an artist, a writer, a photographer, or expressive in any media form, send in your stuff at info@girlsbydesign.com or bianca@girlsbydesign.com! Sweeeeet.

Here is our first poet! GBD say hello to Shira! Take it away dudette:

My name is Shira Trick and I am 23 years old. I started writing poetry around the age of 15 or 16 as a way of dealing with pain that I didn’t know how to express any other way and couldn’t share with my family and friends. It was a wonderful outlet for me when I felt extremely alone. It took time, but I finally realized that no one is alone, everyone is going through the same things, and I really hope that girls in generations after mine, will realize this and talk to someone or find a way to share their feelings without hurting themselves. If you want to read more poetry I have all of my poetry online at shira19.blogspot.com.

The Butterfly
The Butterfly is a symbol of strength
Of overcoming obstacles and growing into oneself
It is the only creature known to completely change form
But not overnight first it must survive the storm

Overcoming its cocoon is the Butterfly’s greatest strife,
It must fight its way to independence and in so doing save its life
For in this struggle it gains its strength and is then able to fly
But were it not given the chance to fight its own fight, it would die.

This creature after whom you’ve been named
Is so much like you in so many ways
Pillar of strength and weaver of power
The light you shine is a beacon tower

You inspire others to be true to themselves,
By recognizing those qualities they each expel
Yet your own brilliant colors, you can’t seem to see
You’re stuck in the past looking at the person you used to be

You wear a camouflage on your back
To cover up the pain of the one you lack
To the world you’re not a butterfly at all
You don’t fly, so no one can see you fall

Upon your wings you carry a weight
That you must deal with before it’s too late
But you’re not alone, as you seem to think
Try to fly we won’t let you sink

You’ve fought your battle now learn to see
You are no longer what you used to be
Whoever that was, whatever your view
Doesn’t matter to those who are closest to you

They see only the beauty of who you are now
And the inspiration you are to those you allow
To see the person you are today
Changing lives in just the right way

So fight your own battles but don’t be alone
It’s alright to let it be known
That you are a human being too
I’m telling you this, because I’m fighting the same battle as you.