"it's nothing, it's no one,
you've done nothing wrong"
said the delicate duck to the beautiful swan.
he cocked his head, took to the sky,
leaving the swan; she lowered her eyes.
and when she weeps, her tears fall like pearls
from her eyes into blue aqueous worlds.
so the diamonds fall, as she sings.
sings to herself a terrible thing.
"below the surface of the sea,
i'm almost sure that there will be
another creature as horrible as me.
and i cry to the heavens,
or scream to the sky.
should i remain alone,
i hope to die."

AUTHOR'S NOTE: i wrote this
half-asleep in the car with the lights out on my way home from new york.
it was thanksgiving so i guess i had birds in my head or something.
i don't really even remember writing it... haha.