Bird Feeder Poem by Luke Fellner

Bird Feeder

Crumbs in your hand,
a bird will peck, hurting you 
not because it wants to,
not because it was 'brought up like that'.

A bird eats, not to cause pain.
 
The bird is hungry.

So it eats 
not understanding that hurting that hand
will make it leave.

Monday, May 6, 2024
Topic(s) of this poem: hurting
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