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.
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