one little birdie gone

One little birdie gone
Tweeting in the morning
It was the youngest....
Now passed away turning turtle

It stood on the bamboo pole
Tweeting for attention or food
The other 3 little birdies kept silence
Sending signals into the empty sky

In the late morning
It slipped to the bird cage board
Struggling to get up........
I thought it would be easy

Less than 30 minutes I found
It was gasping for oxygen eyes closed
I knew it had no hope to survive
I wondered how it could die....

Maybe the other little birdies
Jumped on its body trying to turn it over
I didn't know I was back to do my chores
By the time I came around its life had gone

So the jinx happens again
Last year the youngest one passed away
Crushed to death by the other 3 little birdies
In its nest cold as in the morning

I buried it in the garden
A short prayer for its good opportunity
A short freedom to live a while
Yet it didn't make it