This was a project I did basically during the pandemic. I started writing a poem a day. Once ‘real life’ started again it got harder to write everyday, which is interesting.
today I met a bluebird
today I met a bluebird
she poked me with her beak
when I turned and yelled out “ouch!”
she began to speak...
she said her name was Susan,
she spoke with a big lisp
told me she had come to me
to grant me one fine wish
as I stood there slack-jawed
susan made a small sad sound
I noticed she was crying there
sitting on the ground
I asked “what is the matter?”
she bent up, looked at me
“because I talk in this weird way
I have no family...
I met a witch while wandering
looking for a home
she gave me magic powers
that’s how your wish was born”
I was quite surprised
by this bluebird’s twisted tale
not what you’re expecting
when out to grab the mail
I looked around and there decided
what my wish would be
I wished for Susan’s lisp to leave
and for her to find a tree...
a place where they would love her
where she would find her friends
where other birds chirped welcome
where her broken heart could mend
will never
I’m afraid it will never be over
the end won’t ever appear
keep getting shots ‘cuz they tell me
but each jab fills me with fear
I expect the news to keep coming
each season will bring changes new
a sad shade of thought begins dawning
we will never go back to used to