firefly

cold light in the distance

finds attraction in mid flight

a short life staccato 

in the steam of green cities

one numb to the humdrum

and the flash of pure glow

one lies in waiting as

illuminated bodies glide by

femme fatale in the darkness

sends her signal forward

he responds and flies forth

with flashing adorations

ardor in the twinkling as

the crush of love approaches

but she imitated his species

and devours him instead