Cheep

Finches and sparrows
Cried all afternoon
At the wire feeder

Hung in the owner’s
Severely pruned tree.
We are not owners.

Even the owner
Isn’t the owner.
The owner’s the bank,

But does the bank know
What the owner’s done
To their property,

Putting in a pool,
Improving this tree,
Leaving out those seeds?

The bank doesn’t know.
Banks are predators.
They hunt. They can’t breathe.