hey zebra

today, i thought
today i will yell "HEY ZEBRA!"
in the crowded subway station
and maybe a zebra
will turn around
or any other creature,
i'm not picky.
i thought "HEY ZEBRA!"
and rehearsed "HEY ZEBRA!"
and i was surrounded
by the strange silent overcoated herd
perhaps
a zebra among them
but, i felt the strange silent pressure
of the overcoats
and i couldn't yell
i only squeaked
"hey zebra"
and it didn't work.