The Daily Race

The Daily Race


I, too ,am a  seed 
Sprouting amongst difficulty 
Skilled hands gather the harvest 
Forsaken, with greed 

Scarves and bonnets 
Mask sovereignty

Fowl of the air gather 
Early mornings 
Unarmed
To take a familiar course
One with self and the creator 

Rock dove, Silver, black and blue 
They drift across the sky
Circling the clouds 
 
Beggars, they prowl 
city streets 
Forlorn  crumbs 
On concrete 
Standing on lamp posts 
As too, cable cords

Despite resistance 
Gentle hands 
Spare 
Stale bread 

Bird debris 
A pinch of pride 
Reclaiming territory 

Locks of rope and cord intertwined,
Braiding  , a ritual of all time 

Broken skin 
Broken winged
Your pain is too hard to comprehend  

Wooly black cotton 
interwoven thread 
My crown and glory 
Net and web

Obsidian  claws 
Grasp white cotton 
To clothe the beasts and fellow entities




Marckincia Jean
Free Verse 
11/09/21

Copyright © | Year Posted 2021



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