Birds - Thomas Sanders, Terrence Williams Jr

I don’t want to drive a fancy car today

I don’t wanna ride in a red corvette

I don’t wanna jog my Saturday away

But I don’t wanna go home yet

Today is not the day to jump out of a plane

I don’t wanna parasail or play roulette

I don’t wanna risk it all or go insane

But I don’t wanna go home yet

I just wanna watch the birds go by

From my handy foldable blue canvas throne

I wanna watch them fly and fly

And see them soar up into the unknown

But I feel just like a nerd

Watching birds

Watching me here all alone

I don’t wanna breakdance or learn taekwondo

I don’t wanna fish till all the fish are gone

I don’t wanna rollerskate even if it’s slow

I don’t wanna pass out in a marathon

I don’t like soccer, baseball, track or field

I’m not up for a match of polo

I don’t wanna seek or try to stay concealed

I’m also not up for waterpolo

I just wanna watch the birds up there

Track the migratory patterns that they’ve flown

I wanna watch them from my chair

With my binoculars, my latte, and my phone

Trying to spot a lark

In the park

Parked in nature all alone

Alone here with the doves

And the sparrows, and the ospreys

The owlets, the egrets, and my list

It’s just me and Mr. Finch

The robins, the king fishers, the snipes

Though I heard they don’t exist

Each little species

In its little way can teach me what awaits you

If you can get away

I wanna watch

The birds do what they will

Sorry if I’m ornithologically prone

I wanna watch from somewhere undisturbing

Quiet, calm, still

Sit right here and gaze at the unknown

I don’t wanna fly

In the sky

I just wanna be alone

It’s not a big deal, or anything

I just wanna be alone