I spy a little orange ladybug
clinging to my bathroom door
I think about scooping it up
on a tissue and taking it outside
but it is so terribly cold out there
I think it could freeze to death
I decide to just let it alone
to its own devices
I surmise the ladybug is safe
in my apartment, no predators
plenty of water and maybe
some miniscule food
I haven’t seen the ladybug in days
it’s warmer now
I hope it went outside the
same way it came in
and found a warm home to find refuge in
when the weather gets cold again.
Bob Boyd