Bianca –
diamond-tailed something
I have fed you food
meant for canaries
and finches, of which
you are neither
you ate all of
the seeds and all
but one of the types
of grains and then
I gave you some “grit”
for your digestion
it’s not clear
to me how you
eat because you only
seem to smack the dish
with your beak, scattering
food everywhere, and
plus I’ve never seen
you swallow
at home
I typed “diamond-tailed”
into google and
autocomplete said
you are a dove
so, you are a dove
I see there are
lots of you in Australia
and sometimes you
eat ants
our final afternoon
together you coo’d
at me and pecked
my hand, which drew
blood, then you laid
an egg, which was weird