the songbirds are singing

the songbirds are singing ―
piercing staccatos,
irritably cheerful tunes

it’s light outside ―
sunshine pours into my eyes
through the window blinds

i pull the covers over my head ―
the comfortable weight:
im fine im fine im fine

in the sweet pearl-white
buttermilk of sleep,
i drown my sorrows.


Jieruei Chang