::: The Raven's Cry :::

[gnutmeg]

I understand why the raven screams
she's searching for a wayward lover
some pretty bird who once escaped her
never to return

her feathers were caught in mourning
locked that way eternal
much like her miserable voice
echoing in sorrow

black eyes reflect an empty heart
wizened down to coal
memories like so much moonlight
running down the sky

her gnarled claws remember beauty
the softness in their touch
and the pain that hardened them stiff
aching for surrender