Her Sparrow

By Thomas Page

Catullus wipes his tablet, groaning about

His mistakes. His beloved, his Lesbia,

Has gotten some troublesome pet sparrow

Twittering around herself. Damn bird, who can

Be with my Lesbia where I cannot. I’ll

Make a mess of you. If only I were a

Bird. He pictures the sparrow doing many

Things with her. Vacations in Pompeii, lazy

Days in the Forum. A wild bird chirps by

His window. He throws his tablet at it stat.