Ode To A Firefly Poem by Julianna Marie Claire

How lucky are you, my companion dear,
To natigate through the night,
Illuminating a world from your rear
To cast it all in light?
You may frolick about the wild in black
-At least you have the choice-
To go on forward or go turn back
Guided only by your voice.

I admire you, my little friend,
With no bound'ries to constrict
To live your life and not pretend
-All that you've done is what you picked:
To linger in the grass,
And roam about the Earth,
To choose on what you wish to pass,
All rights you've had since birth.

I envy you, dear firefly,
Perhaps we can be chums?
For you choose what you might wish to be
And take life as it comes.
No tears and trials and sorrow
That most of men befall.
To be like you tomorrow
I would sacrifice it all.