Skylark

the skylark sings of safety 
where did it wander
how can it find this lost feeling

the armadillo sings of joy 
how can it feel this thing
it cannot uncurl its heart to see

the starfish sings of sadness
a foreign place it’s never known
a frown it can’t physically achieve

the bee sings of laziness
because it cannot fathom
having the time to stop and think