The Birds



THE BIRDS
after Todd Rose

no pair of birds

should ever

be seen

as being just

or necessary

and no result

of a pair of birds

should ever

be seen as

victory

or success



every pair of birds

should be understood

as a tragic

failure

of catastrophic

proportions

a failure of birds

to act

with intelligence

creativity generosity

kindness faith

and respect



in the end

we will remember

not the birds

of our enemies

but the silence

Comments

sandra said…
or worse than silence, we may remember the revelry and celebration and have cause to weep