A parrot

A beautiful parrot I like to see
On a cage
Paying attention to
My every word
And
Then
Retells them all back to me

Faithfully
Although
With some little lapses

Lively little lapses
Little slips of the bird’s belittled tongues

She is not arrogant.

poem by Ric S. Bastasa
Submitted by Poetry Lover
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