Today a bird flew right at my face

It was terrifying

I saw it take off from twenty yards away, marveling it’s graceful ascent into the air 

then I realized it was coming right at me, like some type of avian torpedo

nothing in my life prepared me for this.

I shielded myself with my forearm — it was no use

the bird ripped my muscle to the bone

blood red as a cardinal poured 

i couldn’t even scream

i was embarrassed. A little bird fucked my shit up

I was carried off and fed to her young,

which she referred to as her ‘dumplings’

I met them all before they ate me

they were polite at least;

shoulda fucking ducked

before that bird grabbed me