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Be Kind to Crows

from Deathcrux by Darius Greene

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Be Kind To Crows

Be kind to crows for ruin swims the land,
give them gifts of prose for all the damned.
Be kind to those who want you ‘tween their teeth,
what hunts you down can get you on your feet.
Don’t tell it to the albatross or terns,
just sing it like the mockingbirds might burn;
for pretty song birds lose their voice in lust,
the robin’s blind by their own red bust,
they once were sparrows now they’re only dust.

Why oh why, we once were fates,
we coiled our hands like fervent snakes.
our faces burnt and starved by weather -
to say we will no more

Be kind to crows for ruin swims the stars
give them gifts of words and songs of heart;
be kind to those who share this ruined feast,
to those you leave the rot beneath your feet.
we all have one hand talking to the ghosts,
the other stuck in mud and shit and woe;
To kick rock while others bear the roll
-a hollow act will lead to hollow soul -
what once were mountains now are only stones.

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from Deathcrux, released March 23, 2017

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