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Jami Samson Sep 2013
Do crickets scream
Like a trapped firefly
Inside a glass jar,
Blinded by her own light,
Deaf to her own sound,
Needing the darkness for she might
Cave in with only herself around,
Or is it just Jiminy Cricket
I hear losing his singing voice
From the plant outside my room,
Telling me I must stay in this jar
Until I learn how not to
Love the light too much?
#32, Sept.06.13
Oby Oct 2016
The thing that attracts you to me
Is the thing you want to ****.
You are like a little boy mesmerized by a firefly -
And then snuffs out its light.
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Prathipa Nair Aug 2016
Seeing the light of glow worms in the dark
Walked towards the smiling babies of fireflies
Taking one of them in my palm
Bringing him close to my eyes
Touching delicately with my finger
Asked him from where does he get the light
Crawling sluggishly forward
Whispered in my ears with a giggle
From my heart when filled with love!
elle May 2016
a friend once told me
that a crush was equivalent to a firefly
you hold it in your hands
and peer at it with curiosity
you see its pulsing glow
in the midst of the mass of wings
and you hold it, treasure it,
keep it as your own secret
something you can't tell your friends
because once you breathe a word
about the magical firefly in your palms
the glow you love so much
will diminish, slowly but surely,
until it stops entirely
and you won't cherish it
and you won't treasure it
because you no longer see the importance
i mean, it's no longer the fragile thing
it once was
Breeze-Mist Apr 2016
firefly
glow bright, glow bright
chase out the shadows
of the night
during the day
you hide away
to another
place to stay
firefly glow bright
tonight
for fear of the dark
cast out your light
but lest the sparrow
find you by day
by sunrise you
must run away
firefly
glow bright, glow bright
chase out the shadows
of the night
during the day
you hide away
in another
place you'll stay
firefly, just sparkle
and shine
you'll find others
of your kind
for at night only
they come out, too
hidden by dark
plainly in view
alone by day
they run away
lest the sparrow
come their way
in the night
they come together
and shine bright
now and forever
firefly
glow bright, glow bright
chase out the shadows
of the night
during the day
you hide away
but hold on for better
to come your way
this is sort of a song, but I can't think of a tune for it.
Jellyfish Mar 2016
She's a firefly; so fragile and weak,
but her light shines brightly, always.

She refuses to see
why she should fix her
Anxiety; Hypochondria
and other things


I only want what's best for her
so that maybe someday she'll see the embers
SassyJ Mar 2016
Your stars glimmers
Belching, wrenching
Exposing my ethnic aura
A tape of heavenly bliss

The acoustic rhythm
Essentially subliminal
Satiably insatiable
Tracked traces covered

Your tree branching out
Railing through my bark
My bosoms blossoming
Tip-toe to my bareness

Your entirely arousing
A summation of beauty
A firefly to enlighten
Encased within to liven

A body I hold twinkles
Whistle magnetic presence
Sprinkle my mind to entwine
Assign your soul peacefully

A might, a light at sight
A whole in me,a one in you
Pluck, nip,smash,trap,stash
In dreamscapes and reality
M Feb 2016
You're like a firefly.

A little dream on the earth.
The scent of the stars.
little, glowing, flying
in complex constellations.

You walk like a dream
at night.
veiled, young and shy.
alluring, intoxicating.
fulfilling and emptying,
all at the same time.

somewhat ;)
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