Parrot

What if I offend you
Then anger
Then praise

Should I lift you up here
Or mirror
Or lead

You use me as lifeblood
Your backboard
Your tee

What role ought I pursue
If any
If all

Know with all assurance
You’re a fig
Now speak

Best

Mama would say no of you
Too tall and all
The height that is

She would wish a finer dish
In thought and walk
And more clean-talk

Mama’s heart would break in two
To see my lumber
Beside you

twain

As
beautiful
crazy
does
evermore 
feel,
guess
how
I
just
know
love
means
nicely
opening
people’s
quirks
reading
someone’s
thoughts
under
very
wild
Xanadu
“You”
zen?

Guess.