i woke up late for work today.
not that i wanted to.
the sparrow
did not crow.
the alarm
did not ring.
the birds
did not sing.
i found myself
at ten a.m.
with lingering lids.
that felt lighter
to open.
with a heart
beating at the bloom
of the day.
with a new life
pouring into the old.
it is a beautiful thing.
how the things
we want the least
can be the ones
we need the most.
© Hudson Biko
Photograph by Ryan Moreno
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