The Pastor's Bird

The Black Bird swears in Tagalog.
He ruffles his feathers
And shrieks a stream of profanities
Whenever I get too near.

I try to be friends.
I offer him a cracker -
But he ignores it
And cackles in Tagalog again.

I think he would bite me
If he could
He has the personality
Of a nasty old man

What made this beast?
Man or nature?
If I sat in a cage all day,
I think I would curse in Tagalog too.