By Margaret Saigh
Before he flies, the bird falls
down. It’s the last day of a life and the wet contour
of an eyelid. A roof and a chimney.
Ash heaps, radio static,
knotweed, a chainlink fence,
the Jehovah’s Witnesses on the corner
asking
peace—
when?
Margaret Saigh is the author of the chapbook CROSSED IN THE DARKER LIGHT OF TERROR (dancing girl press 2022) and the creator of circlet, a poetry workshop and reading series. Her poems have been featured in Annulet Poetics Journal and A Velvet Giant, among many others.
