The Orange-Bellied Parrot

I will not fly

I will not leave

 For this is where I belong

Once my family was here with me

 But now they fly no more

I perch upon the top branch of the old gum tree

Watching these animals destroy my home

They are like nothing I’ve seen before

They make unnatural sounds

And leave tracks in the earth as they go

Earth-bound creatures come out of these animals

I want to peck their eyes out

 For they are destroying my home

What makes me angry is there is nothing I can do

I will sit here perched on the top branch of this gum tree

Watching these animals destroy my home