One In the Morning

A songbird sings alone

An eerily joyous sound to hear

The mockingbird mocks the night

In rebellious cheer

He takes advantage of the stage

His aria the only one in the area

But yet, as if to heckle

A peacock interjects a lone caw

Meeyah—Meeyah—Meeyah—Meeyah

Reaching past the constant hum of tedium and stress

To find pleasure and amusement and joy

You need to listen for it

You need to grab every opportunity

Like this mockingbird,

sometimes with unconventional ways

At inappropriate times

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