Dust Bunnies

Be not deceived, Little Children,
Dust Bunnies are not from the dust or the Devil.
They are a sign of the pitter patter
Of the happy feet of children and dogs,
And frogs and guinea pigs,
Cat tails and whippoorwills,
And unfinished ghost stories.
And it is distasteful to sweep them into rubbish cans.
Proper handling requires
That one whisk them back up under the bed
Until metamorphosis is complete.

And what do they become?
Why nothing less than glass slippers,
And gallant white horses,
Magic straw and magic beans,
Which fly to repay the generosity
Of well-adjusted adults
And their aging, demigod parents.

-jenn long