i've awoken two days in a row now
to a world still dark
to the sound of birds
and i have a feeling
of surprise that there is not pure quiet instead
i feel like i've stumbled upon a surprise
a world where people are sleeping soundly
right through
this noise i used to sleep through myself
i get up to walk around
and find
that where i am is just where i'm supposed to be
with everything going on around me, silently
not even aware that i've stumbled into waking
on accident