Life

A bird
so small
so smart

I watch...
all the humans walk by in drunken ignorance...
Vehicles drive by without notice....

This little bird, there he lays in the dirt...
so tiny...so small

I could watch this creature forever.

laying in the sand like dirt,
the bird rubs it's feathers in the sand
as if taking a bath.

I can't take my eyes off of this bird.
I want to run to it
to make sure it is not hurt.

Ignorant humans continue to walk right
on by in their drunken stuppers.

I want to shake them up.

I want to show them this bird
I want them to see it's life
Through my eyes.

I want everyone to stop

To just think

With their heart

Is this bird alright

Is it just bathing in the sand
doing a little dance to get bugs of of its back

The people are sickening me

More people walk by with drunken slurs
drinks in hand

Don't they see

Do they see anything?

The trees
that are stuck inside this concrete city

The clouds
floating by in the atmosphere

The moon
fighting for its right to gleam
while the sun is so bright

The bugs scurrying
trying so hard to run away
away
not wanting to be stepped on

Does anyone pay mind to any of this?

The bird walks away.