red-winged black bird
the red winged black bird
means its heart
or the color of grounding
is silent on its sleeve
always perched on branches
staring into the pit of my soul
giving me subtle reminders
of the need to calm down
and the irony
of a poet
doing cardiovascular engineering
gene edited research for a living
the band of colour around your arm
like an ss soldier
as your wings flutter aimlessly
in soiled air gusts
it's sweet soft voice
becomes agitated and pitched
i know you
and thank you for following me
across the entire red line
the second i pick my head up
from the downward stare
of my phone screen keyboard
you move out of sight
but i still hear your sweet melodies
from the opposite side of the tracks
only to reemerge on the same branch
to supervise and confirm
that i made my connecting bus
cheers buddy
ill keep cat treats in my bag
from now on
promise, it's in my diary
LINK: https://allpoetry.com/poem/16511471-red-winged-black-bird-by-Colvet
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