everything
seems clearer today.
a lychee garden
spilling green
across my balcony.
leaves are still.
no wind.
no movement.
yet,
I wonder—
maybe they are
showing me
the self
I somehow forgot.
free little birds
move through the branches,
unbothered,
vibing along with nature.
i don't understand
their language,
but they seem
so satisfied
with being here.
I watch them for a while.
and somewhere
between the leaves,
the silence,
and their little songs,
I forget my worries
for a moment.
I smile.
and let them go.