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Hummingbird

When Beauty Is Unwelcome

By Olawale LawalPublished 5 years ago 1 min read
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This here is not for beauty

This here is not for perfection

Hummingbird, don't sing

Your melodies are unwelcome in

The midst of this raucous cacophony

Hummingbird, don't sing

Ugliness is our preferred look here

Hummingbird, if you sing

I'll wring your neck and

Display your carcass to the other birds

Hummingbird, if you sing

I'll rip out your delicate throat

So you'll have nothing to chirp or chant with

Hummingbird, don't sing

Hummingbird, don't chirp

Hummingbird, don't trill

Hummingbird, I warn you now

Hummingbird, I warn you again

sad poetry
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About the Creator

Olawale Lawal

Words give me life and there's no other form of perfection that comes close to painting exact and vivid pictures with words.

That's what I try to do each and every time I pen down poetry.

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