Katie's Pet Bird

Katie locked herself

Inside her room;

Put on a dress

And sprayed perfume.

But she's not going

Out tonight, no no.

Lit a cigarette

And poured a drink,

Then Katie sat down

More to think

About her life and she

Turned on the radio...



"I hope to God

That you take really

Good care of

My pet bird,

'Cause he's the

Only one that cared."



Katie wrote a note

And kissed the page,

Put some birdseed

In Polly's cage,

Then she closed the

Window and

Let out a sigh.

She shut the light

And sat down

On the floor,

Took down her hair,

And thought some more.

Then she whispered

To her bird,"goodbye."



When the cops

Arrived there

In the room,

The sight they saw

Was full of gloom -

They took the gun

From Katie's hand

And covered her head.

They found a note

With a lipstick stain

And on that page,

Written real plain,

Was a single line

In dark blue ink

From a ball-point pen

That said...



"I hope to God

That you take really

Good care of

My pet bird,

'Cause he's the

Only one that cared."