- Terra Observer
Sub(ah) [morning]

Anaa Gulzar, Poetry Contributor
Note from the author: The titles of my poems are multilingual, a blend of English and Urdu. By finding an English word that accents one in Urdu, though its meaning is sometimes completely unrelated, I trademark my work in a way that allows the reader into my world—one of a multilingual, spiritual, and culturally enthusiastic content creator.
Good morning!
12:00 am
7:53 am
The day begins
below us.
The day starts ahead of us.
It ends
and we retire
to start before
and end after.
There is a system
of us and then the system of nature.
Night owls and early morning birds
You follow the moon
or keep up with the sun
but admit it--
we have all embraced the
made-up
system,
the cycle, the rhythm
but as unnatural as it is--
I question the sunrise
below the sea
underneath
I don't think the fish even know
what "morning" means
Alarm on. Alarm off. Up. Bathroom. Breakfast. School. Work.
the morning is apparently
below and beneath
us too.
Afternoon. Evening. Night. Day again.
I feel an anchor
pull
funny--we can float
when even the fish don't.
11:59 am
but good morning to you too.