Birds of Wildly Coloured Feather

by Tanya Verver (October 2023)

Zoological Garden, Auguste Macke, 1912

Birds of Wildly Coloured Feather

Are you afraid to move and grow, baby,
What are you stumbling at, so forgetful,
Am I repeating the mistake that maybe
I could succeed in changing paling spectrum
Of colours quietly blushing in your soul
Touching the edges of the others’ auras
Having pre-captured sooner falling stones
Did you just think you are better off without
Going further, waiting week by week
Always staying aloof, afraid of acting
Don’t you see that I am almost fainting
It’s been too hard or I am just too weak
I do not see what change you are waiting for
Leaving as is or trying simpler options
Getting the worst out of me before
You start feeling the slightest of emotions.
Yet, other thoughts are flashing in your mind
I’m feeling stuck by always guessing whether
Talking of birds of wildly coloured feather
You really tried to understand what kind.

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Tanya Verver is an English language poet of Russian and Northern European descent. She studied in London and worked in global European and Asian banking groups. She used to write poetry in her youth and has recently returned to it. She writes in English, German and Russian. Her work is published and reviewed in a number of online literary journals.

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