The scarlet/emerald headed

humming-

bird

buzzed my head today

when I went on the

balcony

to hang my

wet clothes. The belligerent bird

told me to stay

away

from the delicious

one part sugar

to four parts water

breakfast, lunch and

dinner.

I gathered the bird is unaware

that my buzzed head

is the one that told

the not quite bitten

hand

to feed the incredibly

gorgeous but

particularly

unappreciative

bird. I had to forgive him

given his fairly

significant sugar fueled,

fluttering wings

ADHD which in some

measure is my

fault, I think, but I know

that he won’t bother with

it in any other ratio

than four to one.