A Little Thing

04-07-2003
(For anyone who is feeling "little")
“A Little Thing”
am a little thing
the smallest firefly
scuttling across the ceiling of the vast night sky
so very, very small 
if you don’t look
you wont see me
almost nothing 
compared to the big that surrounds me
but look closer
not at the brightest star that beckons for your admiration
but for the littlest thing
that’s barely there
no dancing beams to catch your eye
no heart on my sleeve
the wonder shines inside
and the smallest door
leads to the biggest room
and the brightest light that fills each corner
and the warmest hug you will ever know
but you will never know
unless you look away from the brightest lights
and your eyes get used to the dark
and after a while
you will see me here
with all the rest of us
the littlest things