nearly one am

there is a group
of two or three birds
that sing beautiful
as if the sun is shining
on a wonderful summer day
just one thing
it’s after midnight
and some of us need to go to sleep
the city night comes
with all sorts of midnight noises
they blend into the night
these birds sound out tunes
in pitches that should be saved
daytime hours and I am being selfish
I have to learn to share the space
and I lie awake confused by the birds
that never sleep nearly one am…