Duck

I often sit up on the shore

just resting in the sun,

or else I swim out on the lake

until the day is done.

And every day, this man will come

with bread crumbs in a sack;

he spreads them out, and smiles at me,

and then I happ'ly quack.

He is so friendly to me

and often is around;

he likes it when I sit by him

on chairs, or on the ground.

There are some days when he is sad

and sometimes he will cry,

but I will let him hold me

and never question why.

I do not really understand

why he comes so much,

but maybe, though I'm just a duck,

inside his heart I touch.

Or maybe he just needs a friend,

I think I can do that;

even if the only word

he hears me say is "Quack!"


Written 12-6-13

Inspired by Duck from the anime Princess Tutu, but it's still a nice poem if you don't know the references.