Questions Only A Dove Can Answer Poem by Sarah Mkhonza

Why build a nest at all? So you can lay a nest egg.

Why coo so loud? Because nobody cares about the decibels of sweet sounds.

Why fly in twos? Why not? To confuse
those who want to kill. When they aim
we all fly away at once.

Why mess up outside the buildings? So
the world can know our numbers are getting
fewer. Man is going to have to be friendlier,
to dwindling populations.

Why flap two wings? Flapping one does
not rhyme with reason. Hence the
threat of going into prison, for
that would be treason in this land
of ours, where air is free to carry
us further than locking doors.