DawL Posted December 25, 2011 Share Posted December 25, 2011 You saw my feathers, like fluffy clouds, white with pinkish hue, And my dark, soulful eyes: A male Moluccan Cockatoo. This is the perfect one! The one that we must get! I met my new found family. What means "fashion pet"? He's so smart with spirit free, I heard people say As someone held and clipped my wings and put me in a cage My cage is small but glitters bright, and stands well off the floor Here sitting in my gilded cage I match the rooms decor Mommy proudly shows me of to all her lovely friends This cute and cuddly Cockatoo with hugs that never end I bob and dance and somersault, I whistle squeak and squawk I try and learn so very hard. What means "But he should talk"? My wooden toys are many, bright colors through and through I chew and throw them all about like a Cockatoo should do I yell as mommy vacuums. I put her patience to the test. She sighs and she grumbles. What means "Makes such a mess"? Mommy thinks that she's so smart, and Daddy's acting smug Today I have new pellet food to protect the pretty rug But if I would be flying free through the canopy galore Would I not be casting shells on the jungle's floor? Where's my flock through out the day? Why are they not at home? Why do they abandon me? Each day I sit alone. I'm so clever yes I am, today without my flock I taught myself a brand new trick: How to open locks With glee I played through out the day and found a brand new taste A yummy treat I never knew called wallpaper paste. That night my parents yelled so loud I thought I'd join them too. I gave them my best jungle scream, one threw at me a shoe. Now banished to another room with a bed where no one stays I just don't understand. What means "Give away"? If I could tell them how I feel, If I knew all the words: "Mom and Dad, just for today, may I just be a bird"? I pluck and rip and tear and pluck, and then I pluck some more My bloody feathers once so white now lay upon the floor They rushed me to my new found vet. I could feel their dread. The vet said "He's a Cockatoo, you're lucky he's not dead". These birds, there are so many, and shelters, there are so few There isn't any place for a neurotic Cockatoo "He stays here for a week or so, we'll see then how he feels". We can give him care and meds to help his body heal. His heart, now that's a different thing, so this week while he is gone Here's some literature to read, and visit mytoos.com All these things they never knew. Why did the salesman fail to tell mom and dad who I was before he made the sale A week went by, I like my vet, it really wasn't bad You might not understand this: But I miss my mom and dad. Then the day that they returned they opened up my cage Tears filled up inside their eyes, gone was all their rage. They gently stroked my tattered breast and apologized for the sins of humanity that gave me such sad eyes "We understand now what we've done, we've still so much to learn we give all the time you need, your trust for us to earn". My new cage is colossal, I even have TV I have everything I want, except I can't be free I still pluck but not so bad, to mom and dad's dismay They'll never fully understand what people took away Before you buy a Cockatoo, which you may regret Do me one big favor before you buy that pet Look deep into my soulful eyes, eyes as dark as coal Now look a little deeper, See? I have a soul A soul as free as the wind, and as wild as wild can be I don't belong in a cage, but living wild and free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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