Chicken
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Sometimes I feel like chicken little
and no one else seems to see
that the sky is falling
and that I’m not strong enough to carry it.
Frantically fighting to get out of the way
there are oceans of people
moving through through the waters
I can see it in the distance
maybe beauty is momentary
but chicken nuggets last forever
Through the frosty window, in crisp air
and a silent sea of white
I see the tiptoe of a fox, bright as a burning ember
My breath snatched, I stare—
dark eyes
Then I see the mounds, scattered—
Daddy's hand is a big warm blanket
embracing mine as we stand in the mud
"Goodbye, Lenny"
and our rooster, our little ball of fire, is no longer ours but
belongs to the man with a hole in his throat
My little sister loved eggs.
Every time we went over to Aunt Mary’s house,
With her coops of cocks and chickens,
She had to see some freshly laid
Eggs.
Act I
A tap at the door ... ... ...
Oh how your gentle knocking stirs my pelvic floor!
I pause my binging,
And begin unhinging
The door and myself...
Act II
Notice me ticking
Because I cant take every blow
You so innocently throw
At my ego
Notice that I am struggling
That I struggle
To trust
And open up to you.
Loveless it was,Dead and lifeless it's filled with mistrust,Just lying there untouched,Rejected and un-clutched,
I've yet to see the light of day.
"Animals don't feel", they always say.
I grew up, not loved and overfed.
Just so my meat can be placed between two slices of bread.
What did I do to deserve this,
Your genetically modified existence
Can barely stand upright.
Your beak is absent,
Your feathers are fake,
Your wings don't work.
You are not a life,
10+11 are the days I should stay home
Your mother called. She asked me what you want for dinner, chicken or spaghetti?
How can I be special at home?
There's a hen outside my window,
No, seriously:
A hen.
Four in fact, 'cause I'm a farmer
In the suburbs. Sound strange?
You bet,
I'm told I'm strange every day.
That's cool.
I'm used to it, but
oh demented chicken noodle soup,
what has happened to you?
your noodles oversized,
but you have me mesmerized.
dare I add crackers?
the employees here are slackers.
they put no love in you,
Because I'm Black
Of course, fried chicken
Is a part of my essential nutrients
Knowing how to "twerk"
Is clearly
In my blood
