Parrot Cries With Its Body

A parrot’s plumage is its emotional billboard. While we celebrate a puffed-up bird as "fluffy," context is everything.

"Parrot Cries with Its Body" is a masterpiece of contemporary poetry for those who favor the dark and experimental. It is a challenging read that requires you to surrender to its logic of the absurd. Parrot Cries with Its Body

When a parrot is upset or distressed, it may exhibit the following behaviors: A parrot’s plumage is its emotional billboard

There is a haunting cruelty to a parrot that plucks itself. It is an act of self-mutilation that defies instinct. In the wild, a bird’s feathers are its life—they provide flight, warmth, and camouflage. To destroy them is an act of desperation. It is the body screaming what the voice cannot say. Parrot Cries with Its Body