Scarlet Macaws (1973-2014)
1. The Amazon sang
“Stay with me not your marriage.
Love me forever.”
A river offered more joy
than familia or friends.
2. Three little children,
programmed in wet synapses,
consolidation electric and chemical.
3. A birdwatcher knows
a Lifer's horrid impact.
You shared warm coffee
near your tent in the forest.
Death became trivial.
4. What made me reflect
on my mother's sewing
my children's longing?
My image crafted
guilty conscience stabilized
prescription working.
Persona formal
anxious feelings steadied
Xanax operational.
5. Genetic markers
expressed as constant critics.
I, the egg-donor
always dodging sticky webs
stabilimentum redux.
6. Macaw vocalizations
filtered through wet leaves
raspy staccato.
But for your showy display
I might have overlooked you.
Sound infused dankness
between canopy and soil.
7. It would be useless
to wallow in sentiment
over Red male's wounds
or over his fear
of my tranquilizer gun
pointed at his black thigh.
While we are at it
Do Allee Effects vary
among human tribes?
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