Little duck,
born a runt, in muck,
wouldn’t last long.
She gave him a cage, gave luck.

He twisted, turned,
head to the sky, bet it burned,
flicked his wings one last time, twitching.
Her tears ran fast; she adjourned.

Death devours.
Painlessness fills eyes
beneath a bed of flowers.

Anoushe Seiff is from Chicago, IL. She writes in her spare time. Anoushe will be attending Drake University in the fall, studying Law/Politics, Psychology, and Arabic. Her hobbies include watching Criminal Minds, playing with her cats, and attending conventions and concerts.