Sorry we
Can't pretend
To be perfect birds
Sorry we
Can't perform
Like show pigeons
Sorry we
Can't coo soft
Like innocent doves
Sorry we
Are being noisy
Like a murder of crows
Sorry we
Are vultures that
Circled you overhead
Sorry we
Are kingpins who
Never bite off the bait
Sorry we
Are not flightless
Nor any foolish emus
Sorry we
Are clever ravens
Adroit as writing desk
Sorry we
Aren't pets to sit
And stay at your will
Sorry we
Hate being caged
As owls, we gotta fly
Sorry we
Are humans that
Won't leave your nest
Sorry we
Can't take orders
From a birdbrained pest.
YOU ARE READING
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Poetry"A robin redbreast in a cage Puts all heaven in a rage..." -William Blake
