I am a parrot

 I am a parrot 

i cluck i squawk.

i have a will

of my own.

and i do not

always talk.

i eat like a piggy

throwing food all about

in the wild that is what

we do,

so new plants will sprout.

sometimes i am broody,

sometimes i take a nip

or two.

sometimes i want to be alone

sometimes i want to be

with you.

i need a lot of interaction

and exercise...

if left in a dark, dirty cage,

my spirit dies.

i might pluck, i might scream

what else can i do...

if being nice does not get a

reaction from you.

i belong in nature,

though my habitats

are being destroyed.

i am not a decoration

i am not a toy.

i could live a long life

many decades, too

please think very carefully

and decide if parrot

guardianship really

is for you.

or else from place to place

i will go. and never

feel secure.

if you take me home...

please be 10000% sure

Klk