Bird Brain
Jealous of the birds—
the way they spread their wings
and fly.
They're free.
I wonder,
if a bird could look at us,
what would it think?
Funny how we're insulted
with “bird brain”
for the very mention of thought.
Writer's block
at 9:33 p.m.
on the clock—
being that the time I'm in,
we should talk
while we have the chance.
Let me off this
tax-and-roller-coaster
within this mind.
Make it stop.
Take these thoughts
growing legs
and let them run.
Drop the rock.
Breathe the air.
Get some sun.
You're in shock.
Don't fall off.
Live.
Lost train of thought—
too many cars.
Like chattering magpies we flock, we preen, we groom
We gather shiny bits and pieces to feather our nests
And then we tarnish them with neglect or abuse
Or lose them, distracted by the next one
We've already collected the prize sought by all
Not the God given one, that's free will
Which has been given freely to all
What we do with it is up to us
They tied him snugly in a noose,
and called him names to cook his goose -
chicken-hearted, bird-brained, craven.
He'd mistook a crow for a raven,
which was a crime, although
he knew a grackle from a crow.
Bird Brain
If I Even Try
To Make Decisions
As Fast as a Bird:
I Throw Up.
Why Are You So Hasty?
-Gray Squirrel
11-28-2024
Bird Brain
Now here is a strange pair of folk
If one swallows, the other croaks
Looks quite a tussle
Bird wants to guzzle
But the bullfrog hangs on, says nope
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Whatever goes on in their own mind,
Is what folks believe about you.
Whether it's fact or whether it's not,
They believe their own thoughts to be true;
And they'll spread those thoughts to others,
As though it's the gospel truth;
How you said this and you did that,
And how you've mis-spent your youth.
You can deny it all you like,
Try hard to set them straight;
But you can explain till you're blue in the face,
Just giving them time seals your fate.
Be carefull about the things you say,
For words can be bent and twisted,
Until you don't recognize them at all,
In the hands of the truly gifted.
Be careful about who you talk to,
And how you express yourself.
Some things are better left unsaid,
Bitter pills best left on the shelf.
See no evil with your eyes.
Hear no evil words.
Speak no evil from your lips;
For gossip is for the birds.
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