Dexter Newby Quotes

“Conversation with a Butterfly:
You see one day I was sitting on the porch all to myself,
Contemplating on what to do, I had no money, no wealth,
That's when I saw a butterfly come down from the sky,
With wings so beautiful, so pleasant to the eye,
I wanted to touch them, but I thought twice,
I knew my fingerprint alone could create just a slight,
Unevenness in her weight, which would surely affect her flight,
I told the butterfly that she was lovely and brought me some cheer,
But it would soon leave when she disappeared,
You see I wish I could soar, and have wings such as yours,
I wish I could be as wealthy as she is beautiful and so much more,
The butterfly just looked with a tear in her eye,
I wasn't always this beautiful and I am at the end of my life,
This is just the reward of a long struggle,
I never gave up and now I am humble,
I never complained about where God placed me,
You see he gave me struggles and doors placed just for me,
I knew that I couldn't have what others had so I focused on my own,
I never gave up and now others envy me alone,
Not knowing what I had to go through for the finished product,
I just hung true to my faith and that for me was enough,
So don't get stuck in my life because you don't know it,
Work your process and the end result will show it,
That you and I are the same,
See you are a butterfly, just by a different name,”
― Dexter Newby