Dear Rainbow Dash,

I'm happy for you. I truly am. But I am sorry because I will not be able to come to your wedding.
I told our friends that I have too many animals to take care of and that they need me, but I cannot lie to you anymore. While my animals are one reason I cannot come, they are a small one. The true reason is a secret I have held on to for far too long.
I find myself unable to find the right words right now, so I found an old poem I wrote several years ago. I wrote it before we met {name}, but a few years after Flight School. I have lost the exact date. I have enclosed the poem in with this letter.
Again, I deeply apologise for having to miss your wedding, but I fear it would be too hard for me.
Please forgive me,

Fluttershy

Chasing a Rainbow

I’m chasing a Rainbow,
Yet unable to grasp her.
I’m trying to grab her,
Yet I’m too far away.

I’m chasing a Rainbow,
Flying high in the sky.
I’m wanting to hold her,
Yet I’m stuck on the ground.

Oh, how her colours fill my life!
And oh, how magnificent she is!
She fails to know her full effect
On the world, far beneath her.

I wish I could fly with her,
My magical Rainbow.
I wish I could persuade her
To join me on Earth.

I wish I could tell her
Of her elegance, her grace.
I wish that she knew
How I’ve always loved her.

I’m chasing a Rainbow,
Always evading my touch.
I’m trying to reach her,
Yet I’m unable to connect.

I’m chasing a Rainbow,
But she is too high above
And a butterfly’s wings
Are too weak for the sky.

I’m chasing a Rainbow,
But not for the gold.
For the prize that I seek
Is the Rainbow herself.

I'm chasing a Rainbow.
I wish she could see
That I'm chasing a Rainbow
As long as I breathe.

I'm chasing the Rainbow
That I've loved for so long.
I'm chasing a Rainbow
And that Rainbow is you.

Author's Note

So, I’ve had this idea of a one-sided Flutterdash story for a while. I got the title in my mind before the story. In my mind, “Chasing a Rainbow” would be about Fluttershy being in love with Rainbow Dash, but Rainbow would be in love with a stallion. At the same time, I wanted to try my hand at a poem. This is the result. I wanted to make it longer, but I have no time right now. I’m not really pleased with this, so I might come back and do more to it later. But not now.
Anyway, I hope you enjoyed!