Birds
Birds, portrayed so accurately in the Alfred Hitchcock movie
In our neighborhoods, they terrorize us, sparrows, crows, woodpeckers turkeys and geese
Birds in the driveway and the carport, crapping all over the cars
Wow, those crows hanging out on the front lawn sure have gotten large
Traffic comes to a halt when a group of geese cross the street
God, you walk so slow and I really need you guys to get moving
Does a crossing guard need to be assigned, to move you guys along?
Don't you know that a busy street is where you idiots don't belong?
I once watched a woodpecker, continue to peck away at a tree stump
Aren't you hurting your beak doing that, I have never seen anything so dumb
A woodpecker once broke the rearview mirror of my car
Trying to drive with half of the rearview mirror gone was really hard
In the middle of the night, a geese flew directly into the house
Thank you so much for popping the aluminum siding out
A bunch of Birds used our porchlight as a foundation for their nest
I was so annoyed that they made such a God-Awful mess
A bunch of Birds also set up shop inside the siding of our house
I spent over two hours trying to get all of the elements of the nest out
It's amazing how something so small could make such a big mess
With all of the trees in the neighborhood, this is where you decided to put your nest?
Birds, always agressivley flying around
I am concerned that one day, they will take my eye out
I really don't know why so many people love Birds
They are nothing but a nuisnance and they are really getting on my nerves
From Rhymes With A Reason
Copyright 2018 Resisting Distress Publishing
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Personal grievances about birds in neighborhood; some universal complaint but mostly autobiographical.
Multiple distinct complaints/anecdotes per 10 lines; dense accumulation of incidents.
Strongly negative throughout; frustration, annoyance, disdain for birds consistently.
Emphatic declarations and complaints; moderately intense but not explosive or violent language.
Approximately 32 lines; falls in 31-60 range.
Minimal metaphor/simile; mostly literal complaint. Some hyperbole (take eye out).
Pure lyric first-person voice; internal grievance and observation without narrative or dramatic structure.
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