what does it mean
to be an object
under the soft hammers
of rain on the roof
to waken in the night
with the sky at all the windows
what does it mean
to be a subject
a hummingbird buzzing
somewhere over my head
returning to its perfect teacup nest
in the last rays of sun
what does it mean for subject
and object to merge
peering up from the hollow
of a tree after rain
my own face
as startled as a deer