Suicide Watch: Twenty One Birds

Twenty one birds all perched on a ledge.
Watching me, waiting, till I go off the edge.
Twenty one birds that whistle no tune.
They watch and they wonder, if I'll be dead soon.

Do they all know something none of us see?
What could be the reason they're staring at me?
they read my thoughts from a statuesque stance,
while two on the end tap a rhythmic dance.

Twenty one birds all perched in a row.
I sure will miss them when I go.
But today's a new day, and I'm still alive.
I was granted the power and wisdom to survive.

I go back to the window and what do I see?
Twenty one birds still staring at me!
Do twenty one birds now possess my soul?!

No! They're just birds! You dumb asshole...