Leaving Behind the Endless Fields of Corn and Soybeans

Bubbles

Spinning around

And around

And around

My arms outstretched

My head held high

Stretched out to face the sky

I laugh

And laugh

My dog barks

And chases me around

Until I'm too dizzy to stand

I fall to the ground

And I lie down on the grass

Making shapes out of the clouds

I bring the bubble wand

To my lips

Letting the wind

Do most of the work

I watch the bubbles float away

Just like dandelion seeds

After making a wish

I pretend

With every bubble

That floats away

And eventually explodes

That each bubble

Is a wish

That I make

And when it explodes

It'll come true

My one wish

Repeated over and over

For every bubble that pops

Is for you

To be lying here

Right next to me