https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ViUxE1wAgu8  Dulcimer played  Miles Perkin

it played as he held the baby bird in his hand

when he got home from work last night wee his outdoor cat had it cowed against the wall beside the front door AwKahrist he muttered ya kiddin me

he scooped the bird up

brought it into the house

put it in a shoebox with torn paper towel bird seed water

in the morning he went outside  scratched for grubs insects

the baby bird refused them

he sat the bird in the box beside him

kept his curious indoor cats away

the bird fluttered

maybe the flutter meant it could fly he doubted it

he took it outside

the baby bird fluttered

he or she sang several times

he was encouraged

he came back inside

set the bird beside him again

played some music off youtube

suddenly the bird scratched moved violently

panted

spasmed

         NO  Nonono he picked it up quicklyheld it Im here Im here he whispered   here: pitiful

the baby bird spasmed twothree times

                                                                                                 exhaled its last breath

what did he think he could do?

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