at 4 am

and so 

for the fourth time this week 

i am awake before the sun...

well before the sun. 

only today i'm not working so i dont really care 

whether i go back to sleep or not

and with that thought in mind i can stare at the screen

listen to the water filter through the fish tank

in bed ten minutes ago

in between the time

half asleep, half awake

i became aware of many things

the cat snoring - as usual

my wife breathing - thank god

the dog dreaming of electric cats

and the morning birds

out there in the dark

calling to one another

a whippoorwill or minor

or kookaburra 

the silence reveals much

about the things

which are hidden in daily life

but are always there

at 4am