i met a firefly in September
at first i didn't see it much
it takes a while for it to fly so far
and as the dark i can't fly myself
fireflies are busy flies
they shine a glow on every person they pass
but i got lucky enough to keep this one
and through the darkest winter nights it ignited my own flame
i'd hate to imagine how that dark winter would've ended
if i hadn't found my firefly just before it started
and whether its perched beneath my chin
or behind the glass an hour away
i can still feel its warmth burning in my heart
and unlike before, i never want to flip the switch off.
May 25
May 25, 2026 at 3:46 PM UTC
i met a firefly in September
at first i didn't see it much
it takes a while for it to fly so far
and as the dark i can't fly myself
fireflies are busy flies
they shine a glow on every person they pass
but i got lucky enough to keep this one
and through the darkest winter nights it ignited my own flame
i'd hate to imagine how that dark winter would've ended
if i hadn't found my firefly just before it started
and whether its perched beneath my chin
or behind the glass an hour away
i can still feel its warmth burning in my heart
and unlike before, i never want to flip the switch off.
still a hard winter, but it would have been so much harder alone