SOCKS COME IN PAIRS by Fhen M.

A white-bellied robin,

active during the daytime, forages for food,

and at night, the bird sleeps.

It's like a Goldilocks planet,

with a perfect balance of day and night

a night-shift worker feels drained of energy

once daylight breaks.

Like a man who has spirit and body,

with the loss of his physical vigor,

the spark of life within him dwindles.

Amidst the chaos, life has a rhythm;

nature has time for waking and sleeping.

Time to put on shoes, and store them away.

When we lose a sock,

when we lose sleep,

when we defy nature's rhythm,

something is lost to us forever.