EddieS'04
In Memoriam 1950-2022
A magician on a cruise liner had a parrot,
whod seen all the magicians tricks a jillion times,
long ago having figured out the magic behind the magicians disappearing acts.
The parrot got bored,
his owner growing stale and not developing
any new tricks that the parrot couldnt figure out.
One night in the middle of the magicians performance,
the ship hit an iceberg and sank.
Everyone drowned except the magician and the parrot.
The magician managed to swim to a piece of
wreckage and climb aboard,
immediately collapsing from exhaustion.
Soon afterward, the parrot flew to the magician,
perched on the edge of the makeshift raft
and stared at the magician.
And stared. And stared.
For a whole day the magician was unconscious,
and all this time the parrot didnt take his eyes off him.
Eventually the magician started to stir.
Looking up, he saw the parrot,
still eyeing him intently, not even blinking.
Another hour goes by, and finally the parrot squawks,
Awright, I give up. What did you do with the ship?
whod seen all the magicians tricks a jillion times,
long ago having figured out the magic behind the magicians disappearing acts.
The parrot got bored,
his owner growing stale and not developing
any new tricks that the parrot couldnt figure out.
One night in the middle of the magicians performance,
the ship hit an iceberg and sank.
Everyone drowned except the magician and the parrot.
The magician managed to swim to a piece of
wreckage and climb aboard,
immediately collapsing from exhaustion.
Soon afterward, the parrot flew to the magician,
perched on the edge of the makeshift raft
and stared at the magician.
And stared. And stared.
For a whole day the magician was unconscious,
and all this time the parrot didnt take his eyes off him.
Eventually the magician started to stir.
Looking up, he saw the parrot,
still eyeing him intently, not even blinking.
Another hour goes by, and finally the parrot squawks,
Awright, I give up. What did you do with the ship?
