Looking for an omen

An hour before the sun

Owl hoots in your backyard tree

Two longs, two shorts, a long and a short

Over and over and over

Maybe it’s wearing ear buds

And talking to an owl on the other side of town

Or maybe, when it’s agitated, it talks to itself, too

You get out of bed to do Pilates in the living room

Now it hoots in the front yard

Two longs, two shorts, a long and short

Over and over and over

You think, maybe, it is a mystic omen

You are too numb or dumb to understand

You google owl calls, end up on Pinterest and give up

You have finished exercising

And still it calls from your trees

Two longs, two shorts, a long and a short

Over and over and over

Maybe, the Universe is testing you

Sending messages in Morse Code

_ _ M, ** I, _ * N: MIN

It’s been hooting too long to be Minute

Manufacturers Identification Number?

Maybe, life is spam calling a special warranty offer

Mobile Identification Number?

Maybe, it is bouncing its location off a satellite

So hackers know where you are

When Russia invades to overturn the election

You retreat to the kitchen

Now it hoots in a tree down the street

Two longs, two shorts, a long and a short

Over and over and over

Maybe, it had the wrong address

Maybe, the Universe has nothing to say to you

or maybe, you should invest in a Ouija Board

4-17-21