insanity

the pot-bellied robin
outside the plate glass
window
is trying to get in

he flies up
the outside
as if climbing a
sheer-faced rock

then -
bang!

falling stupidly
dazed
shaken

his stunned body
tumbling
clamoring
for a wing-hold

then fluttering
up
the side of the glass
bang!

he tries it again
as if he's in a Windex
commercial

then again
bang!
dazed

perhaps
threatening
a concussion

we laugh
all of us
on the inside

amused by
his bird-brain

but maybe
i think
we're a little embarrassed
too

knowing
that all of us
have done
the same thing
over and over again
expecting
different results

and we have
the scars
to prove it.