Listen & Repeat

Listen & Repeat

Freedom lies,
Beyond the bars,
Of this tiny prison cell
I eat, I sleep,
I listen, I repeat,
Everyday is the same,
Such is my life
They don’t know I’m better than them

Everyday is a test of patience,
As idiots, young and old,
Seek to thwart me
Many words,
Long and hard,
Short and bad,
I’ve heard them all,
A million times over
Idiots,
They don’t know I’m smarter than them

I despise what they call me
Polly
POLLY
A GIRL name
My name is Jim,
Why do they call me Polly
Stupid humans,
Gender-confused
Use your eyes,
They’re there for a reason!
They don’t even know I’m a guy

Old and hard,
Slobbered with goo,
(Is that saliva?)
I don’t want to know
Do they think I can’t tell
The biscuits are stale

Next time I’m out,
I’ll get my revenge
Brown cannonballs
Yellow waterfalls
Just you wait,
Just you watch
I’ll get my revenge on you
Don’t you know how deep a parrot’s vengeance goes?