as we were looking
for something to watch on the tv
to calm your nervous stomach
to help us forget your lost breakfast
i saw a peacock display his ornamental feathers
and learned that mice sing songs
that humans cannot hear
in order to attract a mate
walking out to the pool an hour later
a twentysomething guy
with a tribal tattoo on his shoulder
dropped to the pool deck
and rattled off twenty pushups
with excellent form
he stood back up
his wife took off her shirt
and they walked out onto a small bridge
over the lagoon
in their bathing suits
so their friend could take their picture
how magnificent his arms looked
and how chiseled his pectorals
in his perfectly tanned skin
we couldn't help but look
at all those iridescent tail feathers
and listen carefully
to his ultrasonic little song.
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