Category: bird

• January 21, 2021

  Doves

  We are shinning grey doves Swooping down to weave nests Made of golden love It’s our job To inspire the comfort we never had So that our children may rest In feathered beds And dream of flying away to construct  Their own homes after they wed   Love always, Esha <3    
• January 16, 2021

  Different Air

  Different Air The air is heavy now It hangs down low It dips below the waist It touches the floor   Carries arguments from next door It opens wide for hot lead Speaks to humming birds blown by the breeze Takes pathogens on a ride   So breathing is no longer free What use to…
• December 19, 2020

  Wings

  Wings A flock of black birds sail against a red sky  Inflamed with fire and smoke  That stretches miles high  They blow searing heat away with cool wings    Love always, Esha <3
• November 18, 2020

  Pigeon

  Pigeon At 7 am you are the resting pigeon on a skyscraper overlooking a city decorated in false narratives reflecting sunlight off of spotless windows that hide dirt inside.   Love always, Esha <3
• July 29, 2020

  Morning

  Morning awake at 5… just to see the light overwhelm the shadows of a formerly darken room to bare witness to the mocking bird’s song grasshoppers that look like leaves click their hind legs while gossiping about the day that lies ahead snails crouch and slide to their designated safe place to avoid the sun’s blistering…
• May 27, 2018

  Please Come Home Black Bird Recluse

  This poem means so much to me and writing it nearly broke what’s left of my heart. I hope you enjoy it. Unacknowledged blood bonds Massaged over distinct whispers of distrust You preferred to live in calamity rather than attempt to repair us So we move in a familiar yet unfamiliar space A place that…