Why Early Birds Catch the Worms

Why Early Birds Catch the Worms

Because they wake when the dark still breathes.

Because the world is quiet,

and nothing asks too much.

Because sleep is a luxury

they can’t afford to touch.

Because the night left questions

no one stayed to hear.

Because hunger doesn’t care

if the sky is clear.

Because waiting gets you nothing.

Because dreaming doesn’t feed.

Because someone else is always moving

faster than your need.

Because soft things rise early

or not at all.

Because silence is a teacher.

Because pride comes small.

Because they learned to take

before it’s taken from them.

Because the ground is cold

and luck is a stem

thin as a thread

between dirt and sky.

Because they can’t afford to wonder why.