The Next Page Jun. 2012 | Page 17

With the Wind

Stranded was I for what seemed years

Counting back time and holding in tears

A crow swooped down and passed at my side

Wonder did I why this bird flew by

His bright colored eye captured my mind, so ominous at first glance

I wanted to give his heart a chance

Protecting myself from all I had seen

Never wanting more than solitude it seemed

Who was I to believe this was any more than the same?

Falling for lies, knowing why black crow's feathers are famed

Turning my head away from his sight not to look again

Knowing that in my life to believe in happiness I had to pretend

Avoiding what I had missed so much

Hiding my soul from other's touch

And one night finding my way near the water's edge

Peering into the distance, what sat upon the old bridge's ledge?

Perched on a small beam was the golden-eyed crow

Curious how I wanted it to be so

He looked at me and then I knew

A feeling that always had felt so true

All this time reducing myself to such isolation

Hurting from this pain that lead to such hesitation

Was my left to be mirrored in this bird so black?

He a sign of what my life had come to lack

Why did he have such freighting premonition?

Why did he seem to follow me with such intention?

Was it just that my imagination had wanted to believe that I was not alone

Or was it that I wanted someone to show me that I wasn’t on my own

Stressing so much importance on this crow?

Why did I believe it had something to show?

Turning again to gaze upon this small black face was he gone

Spreading his wings and leaving me to long

Knowing I had made the mistake

Knowing I will never give anything for others to take

The void growing ever greater

It will always be my fate and while eyes grow ever fainter

Elsie Alvarez

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