Scratch the Bird
A buttered piece
of lukewarm bread
on a car bumper
Rays of sun and
drops of rain on
a languid day
A bag of money,
always all ones,
a cash advance
Windshield glare
and bench ads
on the open road
My left sock with
a gaping hole
is the air I need
I’ve been trying
my whole life to
scratch the bird
© Jonathan Greene, August 4, 2026