"Chickens"

chickens need help
it's ok to say
they get mixed up
about the time of day

just because
you didn't know
doesn't mean
it isn't so

early morning
late at night
we hear them from
the left and right

roosters need help
strutting about
hens as well
you can tell

what a chicken needs
as it nibbles its seeds
is the ticktock
of an alarm clock