Feral Means You Make Do

Backyard, the new wisdom is that
It’s bad to feed songbirds in packs—
Turns out birds at crowded feeders

Are adept at spreading fevers,
Just like feeders’ crowded owners.
If you wish to help the songbirds,

Whose numbers have dropped by a third,
Better to quietly observe—
Unless you’re a fan of fevers,

Unless you’re a true believer
That sickness and death are success
From deserving lives’ perspectives

Within their feral universe,
Feeding on you, birds, or feeders.