#stop doing

Oh do you have time

to linger

for just a little while

out of your busy

and very important day

for the goldfinches

that have gathered

in a field of thistles

for a musical battle,

to see who can sing

the highest note,

or the lowest,

or the most expressive of mirth,

or the most tender?

Their strong, blunt beaks

drink the air

as they strive

melodiously

not for your sake

and not for mine

and not for the sake of winning

but for sheer delight and gratitude –

believe us, they say,

it is a serious thing

just to be alive

on this fresh morning

in the broken world.

I beg of you,

do not walk by

without pausing

to attend to this

rather ridiculous performance.

It could mean something.

It could mean everything.

It could be what Rilke meant, when he wrote:

Scorpio: Overthinking themselves into bad moods for no reason

Leo: Taking care of others but not taking care of themselves

Libra: Burying their dreams because they're worried about being judged

Pisces: Overeacting to things that aren't significant

Virgo: Holding their standards too high for themself and others

Sagittarius: Suffering through things they don't like when they don't have to

Cancer: Believing that being emotional is a bad thing and should be hidden

Aquarius: Assuming that everybody has a hidden motive or plots against them

Capricorn: Putting themselves under continuous unnecessary pressure

Gemini: Jumping around too fast and not stopping to smell the roses

Taurus: Clinging to old habbits that aren't doing them any good

satire btw peach is cool