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IN-VERSE
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They can't make me talk!
by Duncan MacKellar
I live in a birdcage next to the fridge,
Each and every day is just the same.
They keep saying, "Hello pretty!"
And things much less witty,
It's lucky for them I'm so tame.
I'm just a parrot who wants a quiet life,
So when my cage is rattled I get mad!
When they smoke cigars
Or poke fingers through the bars,
It really winds me up so bad!
There they go again only this time it's "Polly!"
"Does Polly want a nice piece of cake?"
He doesn't want to try it,
Polly wants some piece and quiet,
All this twittering is keeping me awake!
They've been trying for months night and day,
But still I won't say a single word.
I just hide in a nook
Or give a blank look
I'm not a person you know, just a bird!
When they pull a face and say, "Hello!"
I nod my head and give a cheeky wink.
When they turn out the light
And it's quiet at night,
Only then can I hear myself think.
I'll fly out the window the first chance I get,
They really make my tail feathers bristle.
They can't make me talk,
I just screech and squawk
But I've taught them all how to whistle!
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