Two birds, that’s you and me/ flying in a rhythm/ in tandem, high in the air/ flapping upwards until we reach the sun

you wait at my windowsill/ and, as always, I greet you giddily/ we squawk and we chatter/ together, a beloved symphony

Two birds chased by our cats/ I’m too slow and they catch my feathers/ we laugh at their unashamed eagerness/ this game of tag is one I treasure

A bird who can fly anywhere/ but I fly circles around your head instead/ does it ever make you dizzy?/ Two birds, connected by the same thread