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.
