Margaret Atwood
Siren Song
This is the one song everyone
Would like to learn: the song
That is irresistible:

The song that forces men
To leap overboard in squadrons
Even though they see the beached skulls

The song nobody knows
Because anyone who has heard it
Is dead, and the others can't remember

Shall I tell you the secret
And if I do, will you get me
Out of this bird suit?

I don't enjoy it here
Squatting on this island
Looking picturesque and mythical

With these two feathery maniacs
I don't enjoy singing
This trio, fatal and valuable

I will tell the secret to you
To you, only to you
Come closer. This song
Is a cry for help: Help me!
Only you, only you can
You are unique

At last. Alas
It is a boring song
But it works every time