Ladybug

The ladybug wanders wonderingly across the wide expanse of her table
Her tiny feet reach the edge
And she wobbles wildly
Before tipping over
Spots swirling into space and time
And puckered up against the hard linoleum
Feet pounding the floor
Yelling questions she does not understand.
She folds her wings and breathes short ragged breaths.

Imagine that ladybug
Seconds before
Wandering toward the edge looming in the distance.
Imagine she reaches it
And doesn't give in to the fall
Imagine
She spreads her brittle wings
And soars away on the breezes
Footsteps echoing below her.