I
knew
there was
something going on
I just couldn’t tell what it was
I saw three men leave the house
but only two men had gone in that morning
the pelicans hadn’t made their usual dawn caterwaul
that’s normally the first thing I hear when I peer over the fence
without fail I startle them and the cacophony of honks begins and splits the silence
today was different
they saw me
but
made no sound
they just looked glum
there is only one reason for the pelicans to be so grimly dismal of heart and mind
they must have seen what had happened when the police came
and told me to stop pestering the zookeepers
they know I only want to know that
the pelicans are safe and happy
I only got concerned when
they didn’t smile back
I knew it
didn’t
I

Tags: birds with funny shaped throats, pelicans, stories for no one
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