And later, in the empty room upstairs

 

AAAAAAAAAAAthat will stay empty because it’s a lookout

 

AAAAAAAAAAAJames and I are staring at a cardinal in a tree and I say

 

AAAAAAAAAAAhe’s so red and James says

 

AAAAAAAAAAAalmost too red and I say and a little fat, 

 

AAAAAAAAAAAactually. And then I say:

 

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAgreat! Let’s criticize birds.

 

 

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Michael Klein is a member of the resistance. He teaches at Hunter College and Goddard College. His current book is When I Was a Twin. This is his third appearance in TLR.

The Birds first appeared in TLR Chemistry.