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Bluebirds
by James Shammas (Age: 44)
copyright 08-20-2005


Age Rating: 10 to 127

 
The bluebirds break the day
Before it hardens
Like a Rodin bronze
Or a dying day
Whose history I don't understand.

Flitting outside my window,
They make me blush
Like the devil in a diaper
Tattooed to my left groin
I still won't show my mother;

Its pitchfork has prongs.
Its ears, pricked back,
Hear only me
And the songs I must mute
Like a canary in a cage.


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10-10-2005 Regina Pate    

I wanna see, you don't have to show you mother, just me, he he, why do blue "birds" make you nervous George, I mean James, whoops that just slipped. Good write, still not what I was expecting but very close! Good job thank you

Gina
08-26-2005 Nancy Pawley    

James, I feel that the subject in the poem longs to break free of what is holding him back in his life, but is afraid of taking risks and facing consequences...a dark psychological write with many unknown overtones.
Nancy
08-24-2005 Michelle Ackmann    

James,
Another great work of art. I absolutely LOVE the imagery that it presents. I especially love the part about your tattoo--how delightfully naughty! :) Congrats on a great write. I really miss being around and having the opportunity to read all thesse wonderful works that everyone here has to offer. GREAT JOB!!
08-24-2005 Roger Crique    

Wow! This is a menagerie of visual cues that slowly unfold to reveal the intentions of the author. The bluebirds braking the day before it hardens is an outstanding line! A Rodin bronze (The thinker came to mind) and why a day would die are certainly subjects of thinkers! Why anyone would tattoo a Devil in diapers, especially in one's left groin, is certainly worth noting, but the fact that it has not been shown to one's mother is a sign of respect, for most mothers do not approve of their children tattooing themselves, let alone the image of a Devil and to show it to her, especially in the groin area, would be to double expose oneself. This is a very telling and mysterious poem, short in length but huge in implications. This is getting interesting!
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