Magpie

• Joshua Nelson, Grade 9
• Poetry
• 2013

Hey look at that magpie!
It is actually not fly-,
Ing at the moment,
Because it has a slow ascent.
It’s a really dumb bird,
And it looks like a big nerd.
That’s okay though,
It is no average Joe.
It can punch through buildings,
And it can do weird things.
Although the poor thing met its end,
When that car came round the ‘round the bend.
It hit the bird straight on,
And the bird has now gone,
From this world, but it’s pretty lucky,
Because here it’s pretty sucky.