The Art of Pigeons
Pet bird lovers may be more familiar with poop than all other pet owners combined. “All You Ever Wanted to Know About Bird Poop”
or perhaps just the art of the rest of us
random with drop- ings
the spotted skin of our sad- ness layered.
Blotches of gathered tears.
Salt and its qualities
of deterioration.
The gradual
then sudden
split.
The heart.
Concrete illusion.
Leaves curled into a brittle end.
Why scrub clean any barrier? Why not back away far enough
to imagine feathers?
Redefining the notion of gift accumulates into bounty:
anything the world lets us find.
Solving the puzzle is overrated. Put away your magnifiers.
Flight comes at a cost.