Every So Often

Every So Often

A Poem by Elephants & Coyotes

Ain't a soul of us, without dark spots.

Not lackin'
In do's
That have been done, 

In rues
Of arson -
Like
Matters

That refuse
To go away.

--

Today,
I asked
A sweet birdy -
Just once-

If he would
Sing
'Til my 
Dumb heavings
Shut up.

To hear how I
So needed
Him to say
Something beaming

Something
That would melt ice 
That had begun
Its branding -  

Ignorant,
It went on,
Pecking rocks
At my toes.

So, I stapled 
My bad day
To its back.

Head hot, in
Black heat,
Quick,
Shufflings of feet,
Sent the birdy
On its
Forced agenda.

Then, I saw 
That sweet birdy
Get snatched,
By a beast

Thrice rabid,

On its way
To attempt such a feat.

Dry sickles
Burned my throat -
Some ugly and sad -

With broad cries
That never met
Words.

Though,

The sickles rose far,
Burned that ice
Into scars -

But, I guess 
The bird did away
With my blizzard.

© 2011 Elephants & Coyotes


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ah this is heart touching. I enjoyed this piece.
So well written.

Posted 13 Years Ago



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Added on August 1, 2011
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Tags: pain, sorrow, grief, upset, emotions, feelings, overwhelmed, birds

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