RAVEN
By: Angelina DeJesus, Grade 8
Your wing a purply black so beautiful I envy its
Color. Your eyes an endless black pool
So deep I fear that if I dive in
I’ll drown. Your call mesmerizing yet at the same
Time warning not to get too close.
I see you in my dreams, I see you in the graveyard,
I see you in the night, and I see you in
The dark. Yet you’re known as an evil creature
Marked with death, quoted “death flies on black wings.”
Your talons so sharp that it can tear flesh.
How such a gloriously beautiful creature haunted
Poe in the black of night saying nothing but
Nevermore! I do not see, but death rides on
Black wings. How your name was given to
A demoness from DC comics baffles me.
Yet death flies on black wings.
You are my favorite bird. Better than
The hummingbird, the only bird known for
Flying backwards. More glorious than the
Parakeet known for its beauty, and smarter than the
Parrot, keen enough to gain the ability to speak.
For you are the best, known for your brain, cunning,
Stealth, and fear-stricken background. For you are the
Raven.