06 May 2008
The Ghost of a Hummingbird?
Written by musecracked
Published on May 6th, 2008 @ 12:29:37 pm, using 465 words, 235 views
Published on May 6th, 2008 @ 12:29:37 pm, using 465 words, 235 views
Categories: other
Originally posted on NY Craigslist Missed Connections: who put the dead bird in my mailbox? - w4m - 27 (crown heights)a) how did you get into my mailbox in the first place, it is locked b) did you kill the bird c) it died horribly, that much was clear d) you’re psycho e) do I know you f) if I do know you I don’t want to know you g) if I don’t know you, what did I do to inspire you to put a dead bird in my mailbox h) I don’t know how to disinfect a mailbox from a dead bird, I’m worried about diseases and have used five different kinds of cleaner but still feel like the bird’s still in there still and like my bills and my catalogues and my coupons have dead bird on them i) it was a hummingbird, I looked it up - they don’t even live in New York - this is so f*ing psycho, I can’t believe this j) are you the mailman? k) I’m always nice to the mailman l) the super didn’t care when I told him what happened m) the neighbors didn’t care either n) do you have some kind of problem with birds o) don’t put anything else in my mailbox p) unless it’s an apology q) no, I take that back, I don’t even want an apology r) what am I supposed to do with this bird - it’s in bubblewrap in a bag in a shoebox in the freezer right now - am I supposed to bury it - where? how? in a construction site where they’ve jackhammered through the concrete - where is a person supposed to bury things in this city? s) I could drop it in the Gowanus canal, but that seems undignified t) I could drop it in the ocean, but the ocean is so big and it is such a small bird u) I could drop it in the toilet but it would probably get stuck v) I hear this whirring around my ears every time I go to the mailbox and I’m pretty sure it’s ghost bird, and I’m all “it wasn’t me that killed you, bird!” but still the whirring doesn’t go away until I get to the stairwell w) am I supposed to eat it - maybe you were trying to feed me - don’t you know I’m a vegetarian x) if this was Ricky, I’m gonna beat your ass, mama told you stop bothering the zoo y) if this was Gina, I’m sorry, I’m sorry, how many times I gotta say I’m sorry z) I could drop it off the roof, maybe it will reincarnate while falling and I can start reading my mail again |
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