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They Tell Me This Will Make Me Feel Better
part three in a series
by quayzar
Better Off

The seagull lands heavily
something rank
and rotting
in its beak.

Such a lusty treasure
it feels the need
to flap its wings and call
Look at me!
Look at me!
Look at what I have
and you do not.

Another gull lands nearby
not nearly as heavy
grabs
the stinking, dead whatever
and flies off.

The first seagull
and I
exchange a look.

Sympathy can come
from the strangest places.