Like a butterfly
I want to fly
I want to flap and spread my wings
From branch to branch
From flower to flower

Like a butterfly
I am tender and fragile
I am the promise of the future
Whose life is now bleak
 

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In the streets of the city
Children vanish
In the homes
Children are abused and killed
In the schools
Children are beaten and molested
By those they trust
  
Like a butterfly
With wings cut
I cannot fly
I cannot not flap and spread my wings
From flower to flower

Instead…
I stand chained
My dreams and aspirations
Long lost
My future
Uncertain
 
Like a butterfly
Wings without
I cry for freedom
Freedom from child labour
Freedom from sexual exploitation
Freedom from discrimination

Like a butterfly
A beautiful butterfly
With wings outstretched
With wings flapping
I will fly away
Displaying my beautiful colours
To all and sundry
I know I will
I am the hope of the child
I am the butterfly
The beautiful butterfly
With beautiful colours