Poetry

Chicken Speak–TO BE OR NOT TO BE

Chicken Speak—

TO BE OR NOT TO BE

that is the question.

Whether tis nobler to walk

on egg shells

or rather

to boldly strut

cock fierce.

To plant one foot in the hen house

and the other

at the foxes lair

exhibiting

super Gumby

flexibility

and strength.

Or to simply roost

in the nearest Mango tree

dreaming

of Iowa corn fields

sinewy stalks

crunchy kernels

liberally sprinkled

with red lipped white grubs.

Or instead to fertilize

with flair

that extra special egg

the one

that stands out from the rest.

The good egg

that breaks the mold

that breaks wind

with a certain HEN NA SAIS QUOI!

That one egg

that

exemplifies

everything

chicken.

That one egg

that the others

defer to

when things get

scrambled.

That one egg

that flies in the face of

adversity

and comes out

smelling

like a ham.

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Cornelia DeDona

Autodidact, native New Yorker, and currently a Member-At-Large of The National League Of American Pen Women, Cornelia lived in Kaneohe, Hawaii for thirty-seven years. At fifty, poetry and photography became Cornelia’s gateway out of an abusive marriage. She is compelled to share her writing and art because she wants to inspire others. View all posts by Cornelia DeDona