anti/haiku

i am asleep / i am not asleep / as i work in the garden i hear anna's hummingbirds chirp / for they are territorial / demanding their place in this world / so i fill the fountain with water / that they like to use / for drinking & for bathing / i am tired / my country is exploded / young people in the streets / demanding justice / the right to be / in the words of james baldwin / ordinary / to be 'left alone' / & recognize the elemental fact / of their human being / i am asleep / i am not asleep / i take a nap / i can hear anna's hummingbird's chirp their place / for water / in the fountain / i can hear the surveillance choppers circling downtown / the young people / in the streets / demanding recognition of their lives / i am asleep / i am flawed / i try to write a haiku about the fountain / the chirps of anna's hummingbirds / the chop of the police helicopters / i am awake