Thief looked surprised,
At the sound of my word,
And he grew a few feathers,

Like a much too tall bird…
He grew birdish feathers,
Their colors were murky,
From his elbow to fingers,
Like a Thanksgiving turkey…
Thief looked at me,
He had beady bird eyes,
He screamed out a 9,
I wasn’t surprised…
9 x 4 my bird friend,
I don’t need any tricks,
Is always the same,
It’s ______