PARROT BEHAVIOUR CONSULTANT

No one understood my troubles

Just me, myself and I.

Outwardly I played all their games

Whilst inwardly all I did was cry.

They put me in a tiny cage,

And I travelled by land and sea.

I do not know what I did wrong,

But they were leaving me.

I was petrified and abandoned,

When you looked right at my face

And said "darling don't you worry

You’re now in a safe place"

You told me that I was special,

And showed me a love so real.

You promised me that over time

You'd help my heart to heal.

I was welcomed into your life

And given medicine to alleviate my pains.

But it was your love and understanding

That unshackled me from my chains.

I shared with you my story,

My anger, my confusion and my pain.

Some things were not done deliberately

Yet they hurt me just the same.

I was full of torment and misery,

It lived in my very soul.

But you saw 'me' beneath all that

And tried to make me whole.

Although the love you give is unconditional

My food and shelter do not come free.

So I’d just like to pose this question

Would anyone like to sponsor me?

My face tells a story

That I am tired and very sore,

And the dullness in my eyes

Says I can’t take it anymore.

I used to be their best friend

I made them laugh and smile,

But all that’s changed now and

I’m left alone all the while.

They still give me seed and water

And toss some fruit my way,

But I miss being part of their family

And coming out to play.

I try to show them how I feel

But they don’t seem to realise,

With the power of my beak

I attempt to summarise.

They shout at me when I pull my feathers

And tell me that I’m bad,

I don’t understand what I have did wrong

And it makes me feel so sad.

I’m a shadow of my former self

‘Oven ready’ at best,

Long gone are the feathers

And the beauty I once possessed.

My Life was mapped out for me

Before I even broke my shell,

Their decision to have me hand reared

Seems to have made my life sheer hell.

They might have started with good intentions,

but the results are so wrong.

I don't know if I'm a bird or a human,

Or where I really belong.

Joy and heartbreak

Confusion and desire too,

Lust and unrequited love

Just to name a few.

Lack of understanding

At my heart's denial,

Maybe if I keep on loving though

It'll be reciprocated in a while.

So I do my best strut

My feathers are all displayed,

But I'm quickly put back in my cage

For the advances that I've made.

Apparently I can't be trusted

To me this is quite a shock,

But they are angry and determined

As they secure my padlock.

"Come back here I'm human

You've made a terrible mistake,

Please don't turn the light out

I'm sitting here wide awake."

I hear them talking about me

Day after day,

Saying that they don't want me

And I need to go away.

My heart it feels broken

These words are what I feared,

I wonder if perhaps it would be different

If I hadn't been hand-reared.

You laughed at my weakness

So I feared to show them.

You were too busy to listen to me

So I never spoke.

You were insensitive to my needs

So I hid them from you.

You never seemed to understand

So I stopped communicating.

You didn't want me near you

So I kept my distance.

You hurt me with your indifference

So I bled inwardly.

You only cared for my physical needs

So my soul became impoverished.

You drove me into myself

So now I'm imprisoned.

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