Oh firefly shine, Oh firefly divine,
Escape the jar of human devise,
Let your soul dispel the dark
Let your smile conjure a spark
I’ll follow your light
With my inner sight
Take me to the land of fire
Away from my mundane mire
Oh firefly shine, Oh firefly divine,
Come, let’s see what we can find,
Not an earthly mate,
Or a life list with a rate
Maybe a soulmate, maybe my fate,
Lead me, oh firefly,
To the land of fire,
To the land of abandon,
Where souls unite,
without a brand, without a stamp,
without gender, without race,
Without beauty only physical,
Without pretence of the mythical,
Without the rules made of man,
Oh firefly of an insect form,
Of nature you are mild,
Untamed, yet taming the wild,
Teach me to light up each nook in my fold,
Come firefly, let’s shine together to end a dark world.
Salmah Ahmed 