Literature
Bubbles
i saw you float by -
shimmering,
iridescent.
light played off you
swirling,
oscillating.
i was mesmerized
by your radiant colors.
you seemed to be knitted
with fine strands of silk
and specks of colored glass.
you were a cloud of light.
you were a glittering mist.
i watched you shudder,
now and then,
as stiff breezes came,
but you were steadfast,
not diverted
from your course.
my insides were churning,
quaking
as you glided by.
my sphere was drawn to you
by the gravity of your presence.
i yearned to be near you
and to feel your surface brush -
for just a moment -
against mine.
but i was ashamed
of my own shell -