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Butterfly Wings

Lauren Phillips-Freeman
5 min readNov 21, 2019

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For Alicia, whose wings are still developing.

‘Play me a song that speaks to your soul.’

‘You mean a song I like?’

‘No, more than that. I mean a song that’s lodged itself deep within you, that lifts you up and ignites your spirit.’

April was silent, ruminating.

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Lauren Phillips-Freeman

Lauren Phillips-Freeman is a language teacher and writer with a love of words in all their forms. She uses writing to help her process her own tangled emotions.