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Butterflies
August 24, 2010
They toss me,
Side to side,
Up and down,
Like pooping kernels,
On a metal pan,
Fluttering their,
Rainbow wings,
Against my tummy,
And under my chest,
Dizzying my thoughts,
You make me,
Do flips,
Over a flame,
I just hope,
I don’t,
Get burnt,
By your smile.
© Shirley Y., Metuchen, NJ
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