Yardbird (noun): A convict. A caged bird is brimming with emotions of wisdom and chaotic perceptions. These mellifluous hums and horrendous whiffs portray certain beliefs and stories. The aches it rummages is a song. Hop in to dine. Little poetic conversations of contrary words in the form of quintains (5 line poetry). Collection of my entries for Versification 2023. ✨GRAND RUNNER OF VERSIFICATION 2023✨ ✨️AMBYS 2024 POETRY TOP PICK✨️

First, this poetic short story was written for Versification Wattpad Poetry's month-long poetry writing challenge in support of the National Poetry Writing Month NaPoWriMo. It is a series of thirty acrostic poems that will address the current ecological crisis, hence the title ECO.

[FEATURED] godhood is just like girlhood: a begging to be believed