The Thin Branch by Luis Cuauhtémoc Berriozabal

I keep an eye

on the thin branch.

The bird stands on

it. Go away.

Its ear hears me.

The bird flies off

like an arrow.

Unexpected,

I snip at it.

The bird snips back.

The roses blush.

The thin branch bends

as the bird comes

back to stand on

it and break it.

Born in Mexico, Luis lives in California and works in Los Angeles. His latest poetry book, Make the Water Laugh, was published by Rogue Wolf Press. His poetry has appeared in Blue Collar Review, Kendra Steiner Editions, Mad Swirl, Unlikely Stories, and Venus in Scorpio Poetry E-Zine.