Crow’s nest upon my brow
The harbingers of death
As I listen to them caw
I long to die again.
Black birds that beat
Deep within my chest
Draw the pain down
Upon my aching heart.
They do not lift me up
Nor take me to the clouds
They bury me beneath the earth
Another treasure found.
©ronvdm777
Dec 2019
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