a poem by Jamie Gersh

Parrot

you stupid bitch you stupid bitch you stupid bitch
Oh love, these words aren't mine but
they're coming out of me.

Someone who isn't me
put them there and a little bird inside me took them
down like notes to an important test

that hasn't come yet. And I'm waiting for it,
the terrible moment I'll know
exactly what to do.

© by Jamie Gersh

 
Gutter Eloquence Magazine ~ Issue #10 ~ July 2010