Birds in Flight Die in the Night

// Razor sharp

// Hard edge

My finest suit for the occasion

Jacket on the hanger

Tie around my collar

Tightly around my neck

So stiff

I’ve been collecting the finest pads

Some favorite handmade books from Third Avenue

Never had a chance to put pencil to paper

Typed up words for the audience to read

Sleeves pushed up

I cut four inches

From the base of my wrist

Through my square

Forming a straight line upwards

Tomorrow’s papers

Buy a copy

For the world news

Infinitely a legend

On the 26th

Wish I had a sparrow

To sing me a song

On this very night

© 2016 David Greg Harth

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