suddenly I heard a noise

I hadn’t fallen asleep

it was disturbing so I got up

 

to see a pigeon trapped

through a window I had left open

I rushed to mend my mistake

 

pointing the bird to go out but

scared, it hit the closed pane

and sat apart from me, wounded

 

I was exhausted and sad

I couldn’t do anything to help

it won’t understand my language

 

I sat down the window, relaxed a bit

try not to move so it could trust me

I know that takes a lot of time

 

I kept sitting for long but

I couldn’t sleep on the floor

so I got up, that scared it again

 

further into the house where

I couldn’t open the windows

I remained silent some more

 

when I slowly closed a door

to make its path easier

I think it still felt suspicious

 

so I swiftly closed another one

now it went right, not sure it knew

only to sit on the floor, my content

 

I stopped myself again

as I could feel its comfort

I moved a bit, just to hide myself

 

I didn’t know if it still trusted me

but when I went to see whether it was ok

it flew back through the right window

 

and then I closed it…