Nesting
I will never be extinct, but I do nest
with the dodos
We all come from the same existence,
the same timeless egg.
The dodos sing to me, their voices,
are unpleasant to the ear, but
their future is eternal,
as long as I keep listening.
Once I lived in a hole in a tree
with my parents,
the tree is dead now,
yet its spirit has its roots in me.
Baby squirrels still fall out of
my dreams.
Look!
There goes a crazy person,
he is ugly and he smells,
yet he has beautiful wings -
the wings do not fly,
so he rides a peddle bike,
and sings to all the dodos
yet to come.
Copyright © Eric Ashford | Year Posted 2024
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