Birds make up my hands
My hands are invisible
But not the birds
They have kept their feathers
They have kept their language
But stopped using words
Words are all I have
Now that the birds are gone
Visible only as the outlines of wings
The air-thin bones of sky
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naïve haircuts 
“mangoes. i’m gonna get me some mangoes.” do you recognize that line? It’s the tiger scene apocalypse now…..i started thinking about that scene right after i read this poem…..it just kept getting closer and closer and closer. this one cuts to the bone, reminding us, so humbly, that we are maybe less than birds because birds seem so damn happy?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifoN_vDtgiQ
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I really have to watch Apocalypse Now again, and soon. It’s been too long. What a wild movie. Those birds do have a way with them!
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i like how birds chirp before and after disasters and i like how THE END is played at the beginning of Apocalypse Now probably like it felt for soldiers sent there THE END as their beginning into what is maybe the worst hell of all…..war.
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“The air-thin bones of sky”. Awesome.
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Thank you!!
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You’re absolutely welcome.
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Oh yes, this is quite an excellent poem!
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Thank you!
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This is incredibly beautiful and sad. Fantastic.
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Thank you!!
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strange and haunting , referencing that quote from that Bee Gees song — though in another context —
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Thanks John! Now I have the Bee Gees in my head. 😊
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you could do worse, Bob 🙂
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I agree with the comment below–haunting. Your poem made me wonder how many “conversations” birds and other creatures have that we will never understand.
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Thanks, Diana. Definitely a strange one. Glad you liked it.
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I love the smell of napalm in the morning. Smells like victory.
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Haha! I really need to watch again Apocalypse Now. Such a good movie.
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The Horror The Horror
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Great work, Bob! I love “Words are all I have / Now that the birds are gone.”
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Thank you. I’m glad that line landed. Wasn’t exactly sure about it.
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