Shannah Short Poet I do not know?

Errant Firefly

If I ate chocolate naked 
 
While lounging on red satin sheets
 
Beneath the light of a pale autumn moon
 
Amidst a Smokey glaze of heavily perfumed incense
 
With no else to admire the sight,
 
Would you then pay attention to me?
 
 
If I cursed you
 
Taking myself into a burning house
 
That had no windows and only one door
 
Out in the middle of the desert
 
Miles away from nowhere
 
With no else in the world to be frightened for me,
 
Would you then rescue me from myself?
 
 
What will it take to bring you back?
 
My husband, my lover, my torture,
 
How long will it take for you to realize
 
That I am dieing?
 
Dieing to be touched, to be loved,
 
Dieing for compassion, for some passion,
 
This girl you fell in love with
 
Is going to fade away
 
Unless you stop this petty selfishness,
 
And save Her!...
 
 
I am an errant firefly
 
That some child has caught,
 
And locked in a jar.
 
If this lid doesn't come off,
 
I will be dead by morning.

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