I've Had Enough Poem by RIC BASTASA

you talk too much
and i remember parrots.

here is a man with a few
words
and i remember a dying
parrot.

here is a silent child
waiting for his mother.
i've seen enough of all
these
and i've heard more from
the voice of
silence.

and then i become a child
again
inside the bus left by
mama
looking for food
and calling for papa.

i have seen all these trees
in the park
and i have learned much from
those falling leaves
the chirping birds
those parked cars
and the yelping dog
still on leash
by his suicidal master.