Maturity is for the Birds

Again with life and bird analogies.

Maturity is for the birds

I heard the vultures gossip

Over sinews and crunchy bones

At the time it seemed almost prophetic

When I saw the crows

Coming down 

For leftovers

Ravenous joining fun

Over spirits and fine innards

The special guest forgotten

And true a nameless victim 

But, maturity is for the birds 

An attribute only wasted on some

Author's Note

Open to personal interpretations.

Reviews

[Matching Socks]

I've read the reviews so it's not open to interpretation anymore. :-)
Great write. Very unique.

[Michael G. Smith]

Thank you very much. Please read my poem When a snowflake dies and let me know whacha think?

[Matching Socks]

Ok. Will do. :-)

[Samuel Dickens]

I'm often not so great with allegory, and so don't exactly know what meaning you intended. I used to think that people matured with age, became wiser, abandoning the destructive/bad behavior of earlier years, but I was wrong. As I've now seen with my own eyes, there are some who never improve over time. On a different note, this is the only poem about vultures I've ever seen, except for one I wrote. Nice work, Michael.

[Michael G. Smith]

Many faceted meanings for the readers to identify with. My intention was to capture that phenomenon where persons will do horrific things when in a group they would never do on their own. This is one of those rare poems that came straight from my mind to reality with no rewrite. Thanks for checking it out.

[Tate Morgan]

Sounds like you tangled with the corporate mother of the united states as we all know heartless and merciless as they pick over our bones

[Nik DiCarlo]

For some reason I imagine this being about older women in a small town who have nothing better to do but gossip and pick the scabs off of the wounded ones.

Great piece.

[Michael G. Smith]

I will be honest with you, it is one of those poems that spill out from below the conscious. As it tumbled I wrote with very minor rewrites to it. The spirit was trying to send a message that day. I believe it is that many of use at one time or another pretend to be a little more than we are to impress others and in doing so lose ourselves in the process or not, lol.

[Nik DiCarlo]

Very relatable. 99% of my poems are written through "thought diarrhea" as I call it.. for lack of a better phrase haha.

[Nik DiCarlo]

It comes to you and there's no stopping it lol

[Michael G. Smith]

Wow, you are so right! You have me rolling with your perspective on things, love it!

[Michael G. Smith]

Sometimes I find it a curse because I lie awake writing in my mind and then finally have to get up and write it down because I have lost many of great thoughts because I didn't.

[Pax]

oh, very deep... "maturity is for the birds", i am intrigue... you give a metaphor with a punch... it made me think that people of today are acting more immature and being mature... and it's a waste when we know already its too late for a change..

great oiece sir,.

[Michael G. Smith]

Thanks Pax, I just noticed I didn't respond to your insightful review. I'm sorry it took so long and thank you for your comments.

[Pryde Foltz]

Birds do a caw. And people too. A poignant and subtle write.

[Michael G. Smith]

I have many crows and vultures inhabit my yard. Many times I feel like I am looking out on a school yard of kids, although today I was privileged with some cardinals. First time I've seen one that wasn't solid red. Nature is awesome.

[Glen]

Birds are an inspiration for lots of rhymes, stories and mystery. Thanks

[Michael G. Smith]

They are today as I was siting at the dining room table two cardinals landed outside the sliding glass backdoor. one was cherry red but the other was a mixture of yellowish orange. I looked as if they were trying to speak to me through the door.

[Avinash]

Probably their maturity arrives from their affinity to human's greatest fear " Death". This poem is deeply appreciated for taking us to that much avoided territory.

[Michael G. Smith]

These are one of the poems that arrive out of thin air like the birds.

[rutherford]

Very well played analogy--enjoyed the subtle plays back and forth between the different birds and literal and figurative. Effective also because its concise.

[Michael G. Smith]

the comment you made the other day got me thinking more about birds. I have a lot of huge oaks and they are always filled by three things; crows, vultures and squirrels.