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My Raven

There once was a boy with the heart of a bird
He loved, and lived, with light undeterred
His mind was a maze of shadows and dust
Of blood and wings, Of smiles and trust
He gave his feathers to those he adored
But was shunned, ripped apart, completely ignored
He gave me a feather, despite all of this
And I promised myself to be someone he’d miss
This beautiful creature and his tenuous life
Decided I was worth it, and loved me with might
Delicate, dangerous, built like a blade
His metal too brittle, it broke with a clave
The world he was born into, was cruel to the bone
Ugly and dark, he began to feel alone
What purpose does life give to something so small
What use do I have in this earth of gall
I am a poison, a drought, a drug most foul
I deserve to die, I deserve to drown
His body revolted, and turned his brain
Into questions and answers, a pain near insane
It locked his limbs, and broke his mind
It broke his love and burned his insides
The nights grew long and the days were cold
My raven, my darling, fell into a hole
The darkness embraced him, and won’t let him go
He’s become content with being alone
Featherless, afraid, unable to care
He’s caught in life’s unhelpful snare
Away, Away! He says to his friends
Away, Away! I can never love again!
Leave me be, and let me stay
In this dimly lit space, please go away.
And yet I sit at the edge of this abyss
Knowing he’s wrong, that his heart’s amiss
I cannot forget the boy with his bird-like heart
I need to show him what he showed me from the start
We’re two sides of a coin, you and me
I yell down to him, don’t you see?
My feathers were gone, but I grew them anew
Because when life screws you over, that’s what you do
So I’ll stay as long as needed, to help and to heal
Love’s not a lie, I cannot help what I feel
With mud on my face, and my hand extended low
I’ll stay as long as you need, until you’re ready to go
And if you stay down here, then so will I
Just remember that upward is an open sky
Without the shadows in a world of light
We’d all be blinded—a life without sight
Written by leilahali
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