Lovely Birds

The lovely birds
Sweep in on a summer breeze
We do not know where they are going
Or why
It feels as if our mind is unfurling like a rope
We will vanish tonight
Our lips dry and unloved
She sings quietly under her breath
It forms a mist
A token across the miles
We cringe and gawk
Look up to the skies
Across the way a tap drips
It is steady
Like a heart beat
There is a sign on our door
It is formed of letters and numbers
Do not let the wolf pass the threshold
He will chop you up like liver
We look at our arms
They have changed form
We would like to wrap them in ticker tape
Celebrate our survival
Perhaps when summer is fully come
We will expose them
It cannot be any worse than hiding
The birds coo and sing
We fall into a slumber
Windows open
Cool air fanning our body
Soothing our mind.