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Last night I heard a bird go coo, and I thought—who? Last night I heard a bird go coo, and I thought—you. So I walked around, and I looked around, but there was no bird. Then I heard it— KooKoo. Kookoo. And I realized— not who, not you, but me. — Joseph Cousineau
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Mar 13
Mar 13, 2026 at 8:16 AM UTC
Not Who, Not You
Last night I heard a bird go coo, and I thought—who? Last night I heard a bird go coo, and I thought—you. So I walked around, and I looked around, but there was no bird. Then I heard it— KooKoo. Kookoo. And I realized— not who, not you, but me. — Joseph Cousineau
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Mar 13, 2026 at 8:16 AM UTC
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