I used to be
frightened of dragonflies
until my husband
clued me in on
how good they are
for the ecosystem
eating mosquitoes
across the lakes
and such
but dragonflies represent
the horror of growing up
for me
how adulting brings
the innocence of
childhood to
an undeniable halt
I could feel the weight
of adult realms compressing
me into a condensed
little consumer all
pre-progammed and 'waiting'
for further conditioning
like an automaton
And me remaining in
a doe-eyed stance for
pretty much the
rest of my life