You left the window open
So I came in
You had a light on
And it was warm.
You seem afraid
When I flutter
I do not mean
To frighten you.
I seem chaotic
Haphazard
Bouncing around
Just trying to find
Somewhere to land.
I hope we can
Co-exist peacefully.
Now, just a bit of back story
To make you less afraid.
Our larvae spend
Most of the year
In moist soil
We are food
For many animals.
We do not bite or sting
Or spread diseases.
When we do emerge
We don’t even have
Much time to eat.
We have between 10 and 15 days
To propagate the species
To love, to live
That time is precious
It’s like the lifetime
That you have.
In school playgrounds
Boys pulled off our legs
Our legs are decidious
Easily coming away
But even decidious legs
Shouldn’t be pulled away
I know that used to upset you.
We are born to fly
In open skies
I was out the other day
A cloudy, windy
September Day
When the author
Saw me in flight.
They exclaimed
It was so nice
To get a glimpse of us
Outside the confines
Of a building.
Hadn’t seen
A more graceful flyer.
It’s like we’re in slow motion
With an invisible parachute.
The author finally realised
How gentle we were
I’m glad.
Also, we don’t need to be famous.
See you next year.
Things In My Head 