Pigeon Dialogue

“There’s a pigeon outside.”
“I’ve seen.”
“It’s sitting on the ice cooler.”
“Uh-huh.”

Pause during which nothing is accomplished.

“It keeps swooping at the people in the parking lot.”
“‘Swooping’, you say?”

Second pause.

“Should we call someone?”
“Whom shall we call?”
“Animal Control?”

Smug laughter on the part of the former.

“What’s so funny?”
“There is no Animal Control.”
“Oh… well what should we do then?”
“We have only to wait… and to watch.”

Both parties turn toward the window as a winged shadow passes over their rapt faces.