my iridescent firefly
a filament of purity and dust
please float some more
in the sunshine beams that slice my room
that smatter the flowers on my walls!
you illuminate my brain
into something big and bright filled with
leather and thread and realism.
you showed me inky drawings of people i'd not seen
pretty buttons and earrings
junk jewelry with chipped, craggy stones of glass
and i knew i loved you
you and your old suede coat.
my boots are covered in mud and i ran after you
all the way down the road that smelled like rain
and only now do i realise
you never asked me to follow you
i did anyway though
because youre my iride