Alone

In those days when daddy was at work
Brother was at school
And everyone else had moved on
Left me behind
In those days, the butterflies danced on the window sill
Begging me to “come play with us”
These were my only friends
The tree’s swayed in time with my heart
They blew past my hair and into my eyes
They stay there, they’re always with me
The fairies I thought existed at age five come out to sing
Ten years later
They helped my find my voice
My stuffed animals took me by the toes and taught me to twirl with the autumn leaves
I have become one of them, drifting along with the yellow, red and brown
And each book has pages that will me to join them
These are the only friends
That stay forever.