THE CHICKEN IN MY BEDROOM

by Parker Koltchak

 first we lived in a small apartment

my sister

my mom

and my dad

we were happy there

our little 2 roomed house

small

but big enough

and every night

I would always wake up to the chicken in my bedroom

or

it seemed like always

maybe it was

a lot

or

a little

or just once

but it seemed like always

so I loved our little apartment

and I loved that chicken

that visited my bedroom.

every night

I fed 

and pet

my chicken 
every night
the chicken sat on my lap
and I read to him
or 
I tried to
I mostly looked at the pictures
and pretended
but he liked it
just the same
the chicken
that visited
my special apartment.