Sick, lying in bed, one morning
quietly resting, exhausted
I heard doves coo cooing to each other
then silence
Later, I heard Snow Geese honk honking to the sky
then stillness
Next, I heard Grackles caw cawing to others
then they stopped
Afterward, I heard a train whiss whistling to the world
then quiet
Gradually, I heard an 18-wheeler rum rumbling on the road
then it ceased
and in the new silence
I could hear my heart pum pumping to me
one morning, lying in bed, sick
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