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Lady Bug
I remember in the beginnig
we were just "going with the flow"
you planned a roadtrip
and kept the destination a secret
I remeber feeling elated, excited, alive
you pulled over next to a sunflower field
and I found myself, heart racing,
pushing through tall grass,
jumping a barbed wire fence
and returning with my prize
I remember that beautiful little town
how the next day,
you took me to the bird sanctuary
how I sat there admiring these creatures
how I envied their wings
I remember when all those ladybugs
dotted your car
How I felt like a child
waiting for each one to fly away
And later, finding a little lost lady
inside with us
how I wanted her to stay
how we cracked the window
and set her free instead
I remember wishing upon her beauty
and the next day at breakfast,
how I shrieked when a giant locust
crashed into my face
except it wasn't a locust
you reached over to reveal another
little dot lady and I squealed with delight
her little legs tickled my hand
at the tip of my pinkie she spread her
little wings and fluttered away
I remember we looked up her meaning
lady of luck, messenger of blessings to come
how I felt it could not have been
more perfect with you
And then the drive home,
Spotting yet another little lady
trapped inside your car
how we were already driving too fast
how she held on to the window's edge
how I urged her to fly
You suddenly pulled over
and I remember thinking it was
the sweetest thing of you to do
I remember telling the little lady she could fly
how I whispered goodbye when she did
how my heart surged with gratitude
while my eyes got warm and salty
how you pulled me to you
and how that kiss tasted like flying
I felt like the luckiest lady in the world
you called me your Lady Bug
I'll never forget it
