Butterfly

My whole life feels like it’s a path of transformation. I’ve identified with the butterfly for this reason. My high school was described as a “trial by fire”, like how you have to heat metal ores to make strong swords, and a “fermentation” like the process of making fine wine from grapes. It’s no surprise that I feel like what I’m going through right now is a mirror of what I experienced in high school. I think another thing that Apollo and Dionysus have in common is the idea of regeneration. It’s even in my name!