Bird Brained: a Tongue Twister

Bird Brained: A tongue twister Poverty stricken, attired in sack Hopeful looks forward, never looks back Polite to the people, the rich and the poor Doesn't want much, just enough and no more Just the one friend that he hatched from an egg The fellow won't steal but for bird seed he'll beg Starving he'll suffer and thirst he'll endure But food for his chick he will always procure Yet once ugly, fluffy and stumbling around Now older and strutting, the bird stands it's ground Gratitude lacking, expecting a handout Bird brained he may be but life he's got panned out This human so stupid, his empathy slanted Saw not his bird friend now took him for granted Plucking and stuffing would gain a good meal But eating his buddy held little appeal Affection his bird friend returned not in kind Just suckered this human and messed with his mind Showed no affection, no gratitude either Just strutted around like some feathery diva So now I must finish this tale I have told Of a warm hearted pauper and pet bird so cold I'll offer a gift, for the man not the pheasant It's the pheasant's pleasant peasant's present