Butterflies

They say

butterflies are rarer

these days.

That a whole summer can pass

without a single one.

And to feel one rest upon you?

Almost impossible

So tell me this:

why do butterflies

always stir in me

whenever I see you?

And how is it that holding you,

keeping you quiet and safe

inside my heart

became the simplest,

most effortless

thing I do?