the door is wide open
but the panicked Cardinal only sees the screen,
perhaps still feeling it where her wings battered against its unyielding surface.
Captured by panic,
she rests on a beam –
too stressed to see the wide open door.
We may not create our own prisons,
but we certainly seem to keep ourselves in them.
Look around!
Peace, red bird, help is here.
a bloody broken tail tells a tale i can not tell –
oh proud warrior father!
We will try and rescue you!
snap.
Trapped in a cage,
(oh the irony of its name:’have a heart’)
with your damaged tail and your loud wail
you scream
unaware of salvation.
under you go into a chemical dream land,
surrrendering
to swift kind hands of veterinarians.
You now have a new tale to tell –
with a tipped ear and a docked tail –
You are a survivor.
as am i.
together let us rescue the world.
or at least a night’s sleep.
you see as a dumpster?
i see fast food with friends.
community –
it’s all about breaking bread.
(but we can all find better meals)
there is a saying:
if the shoe fits, wear it.
but it is equally true
to
stop trying to wear shoes that don’t.
be fascinated with life!
(even if you don’t know what it is, or where it came from)
somedays are messier than others,
but
often it is only because you are love and are loved in return.
One bird
on a wire.
song lyrics smile in my head
as lights change and freedom awaits
more or less.
it is all the same.
we all sing, and we are the choir
we are the bird on the wire.
are we all keeping look out?
or are we all simply looking in different directions?
and what are we looking for?
or what are we afraid of?
and what would happen if we all looked at each other?
would we realize we are all in the same pond?
or would we all fly away?
if we are all in the same pond, are we all part of the same flock?
somedays present nothing but questions.
which might be better than assuming we all know the answers.
if someone is really hungry
they often simply go where the food is –
not paying attention
to the safety of the place
or the food.
someone throws out garbage by the side if the road,
unaware
of those who are so hungry that they will eat anything.
We are all hungry sometimes.
Some are hungry all the time.
please be generous, not careless.
when i first enter the meadow
all i hear is tap tap tap
tappah tap tap.
i look everywhere and see nothing.
suddenly all is quiet –
i look up
and see
You!
Ministry of Animals 