Miss Blackbird
Good morning bird
I hear a blackbird in the morning
I hear a blackbird in the morning
Sat out eating my breakfast
I see a blackbird in the morning
I see a blackbird in the morning
Gathering sticks and twigs
I smile at a blackbird in the morning
I smile at a blackbird in the morning
The blackbird looks back at me
I talk to the blackbird in the morning
I talk to the blackbird in the morning
And never have I been so happy
Adrian Slatcher writes poetry, fiction and music and lives in Manchester. He has recently been published in Best British Short Stories 2020 and the Barcelona Review, and has previously had poetry in Ink, Sweat and Tears, the Rialto, Cake and other places.