is bird:
sensitive to atmospheric changes.
Grandpa Norm said that birds
pick their food, and I can never eat
anything whole anymore.
Plus, these bones must be
hollow,
because upon penetrating cold,
cold penetrates soul—
no gap period.
is not bird:
these warblings are
strangled—
nobody could call this
a song.
Grandpa Norm told
Cassidy that she isn’t a bird,
and usually what
applies to her
applies to me.
Besides,
Grandpa Norm says he loves birds,
but I don’t really know
anything.
My days are behind rigid iron bars
(even if I put them there)
so I entertain myself by
looking in mirrors.
Although lately I feel flighty—
warm winds call, and in my dreams
I have wings.
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PuisiLiminal living; these things are not for the weak of heart.