—we hear it at the same time, ask
about the source. And in the group,
there’s always someone who self-
assuredly knows, it would seem,
the answer to everything from color
to weight and habitat, mating
rituals. And not just birds:
the subject’s not the issue
so much as how it’s offered—
that bit of smugness floating
its oily film beneath the words,
the chance to show. Or show off.
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