Band of Butterflies
New butterflies moved in
and became cozy tenants in my tummy
living with no fear of leaving
any time soon.
They are camping out,
even thinking about building a house.
One said, “Let’s build this together,
we might be here forever.”
Bashful Butterfly lay down on her wings
and sighed, “I’ve never felt this way”
when Excited Butterfly swooped through
exclaiming, “I’ll be the one to decorate!”
Hopeless Romantic Butterfly was snuggled in bed
flipping through my memories like a magazine.
She helps me daydream about him…
Suddenly, she
receives a message from my eyes.
They are reporting the boy is coming closer to me.
Another message trickles down from my lips.
They tell her they were kissed
and my cheeks confirm they are getting warm.
My heart beats loudly to signal the butterflies’ cue.
Hopeless Romantic tosses the magazine of memories
in the air and yells, “HE IS KISSING HER!!!”
as she spreads out her wings to collect more moments.
Excitement Butterfly gasps, “YES!”
while all the butterflies gather together
and in harmony they sing out, “Kiss! Kiss! Kiss!”
The band of butterflies goes to work; fluttering their wings
and kissing my tummy with their light little pecks.
