Bee still my buzzing heart

I used to be terrified of bees
  even though I didn’t really take
any time to understand their place 
or importance to our world 

but then I heard they are dying off
due to pesticides, habitat loss and disease

and suddenly
bees became my favorite 

scarcity has a way
of turning 
fear into fondness 

and anxiety into affection 

now, I can't imagine 
a world without their little bee 
butts sticking out of flowers