Two Sides Of A Coin Poem by rich soos

wild bird sings
come let us fly free in the forest

pet bird sings
come let us share my cage

wild bird shrieks
there's no place to spread my wings

pet bird sighs
I have no perch to call my own out there

wild bird trills
we'll both sing the songs of the world

pet bird chatters
I'll teach you songs of the teachers

wild bird whistles
true songs can never be taught

pet bird sighs
I don't know the songs of the world


from In Bed And In The Bathtub (1970)