Pigeons, the War of



A million pigeons
From the dark.
Diseased and mean,
Pecking and lean.

Don't screw with them,
Those flying rats,
They'll mess you up
With baseball bats.

Beady little eyes
to make beady little schemes.
Hot dog vendors?
They weren't ever contenders.

All the humans gone
Is their only agenda.
Old folks are fine, they coo:
They're too difficult to chew.

Five million pigeons
Flying out from the dark.
Sleep well, now, son,
The war has just begun.
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Submitted on May 02, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Characters 423
Words 77
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4

Sean Fields

Art Student enjoys arts - writing, drawing, painting, breathing, eating, remembering- draws on experiences of color and cliches to write, draws on garlic, frozen pizza, and fresh vegetables to eat, draws on everything with a pencil.Also enjoys adorable puppies, capybaras, and giraffes. more…

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