Birds

from Enamel by Erica Bramham

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Birds.

This morning the starlings arrived
a search and rescue team
they fan out from fence to fence.
when I last wrote they were still in their nests
your reply surprised me
I can't stop thinking about it
cant stop thinking about
birds.

Combing the freshly shorn lawn for treats
count them iridescent in the sun
one two three four five six
seven eight nine ten
eleven twelve thirteen fourteen fifteen sixteen seventeen
women who have asked me
when,
and why not?
and told me it's the best thing I would ever do.

Birds.

Lately I've been watching the blackbirds
hoppity-hop and skip
over dandelion puffs
and I'm trying to eat breakfast to bookend my day.
most of the time I feel like there's no space in this body
for anybody else
it's strange to hear that there is space inside of yours
how do you know that there is space inside of yours?
because all the space in mine feels like it's filled up
with nothing but
birds.

Yesterday I saw a crow
steal an egg from someone else's nest
he cracked it open on the pavement while I was washing dishes.
It's true what you said
that I have songs to take care of instead
songs to leave behind
and maybe, maybe that's enough for me
why can't that be enough for everybody else?

Birds.

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from Enamel, released April 30, 2021

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Erica Bramham Melbourne, Australia

Genre-slippery songs, soundscapes and improvisations.

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