Crow

I am a Crow.
I have claws.
I have a beak.
I have black feathers.
I make a scratchy sound.


A Crow has a great history in Native American culture.
A Crow is said to be:


"Highly enthusiastic, and a natural entrepreneur, the Crow is quite a charmer. But he/she doesn't have to work at being charming – it comes easily. Everyone recognizes the Crow's easy energy, and everyone turns to the Crow for his/her ideas and opinions. This is because the Crow is both idealistic and diplomatic and is quite ingenious. In nurturing environments this Native American animal symbol is easy-going, can be romantic, and soft-spoken. Further, the Crow can be quite patient, and intuitive in relationships. Left to his/her own devices, the Crow can be demanding, inconsistent, vindictive, and abrasive."


A Crow can also be lonely.


A Crow can also be empty--
but she will give one all the shiny things that fill her basin. 


A Crow will nestle sweetly in your arms.
A Crow will fly about jolly around your friends
A Crow will squawk loudly at your bullshit
A Crow will sigh softly at your sins.


And as we are all in life 
To face trials and put to a test,
A Crow will be forced to find 
A home where she makes her own nest.


Her feathers do not like it here.
Her fluttering heart has meant no one any harm
Her little bird song was never more than mere
Her squawking has never lacked a sincere charm


AND YET THEY STILL THROW STONES.


She can invite you in, 
She can offer you her breast,
But you choose to simply eat her
Chew her up and spit her out like the rest.


The Crow understands all things-
She is beyond a relevance that you must grow
She has already flown the Milky Way,
She takes a rest in the trauma that you know.


The Crow dreams of a world wonderfully fecund
Of an existence that is unashamed of the absurd
She will observe and experience nearly everything
So be kind and careful with that black feathered bird.