Collaboration

Artwork by Pablo Picasso (1904) titled “Woman with a Crow”. Found at the Toledo Museum of Art.

Poetry by Carolyn E. Ford (Ravyn)

 

My Black-feathered Friend

Shhhh I whisper softly to my black-feathered friend

My friend who listens to my secrets better left hidden and shrouded in darkness

Shhhh I whisper softly to my black-feathered friend

My friend who sees my broken wings and yet is unafraid of the turmoil unspoken

Shhhh I whisper softly to my black-feathered friend

My friend who touches my soul blackened by deeds best left unsaid

 

Shhhh I whisper softly to my black-feathered friend

My friend who touches my tears of bitterness and regret

Shhhh I whisper softly to my black-feathered friend

My friend who smells the decaying wounds of my heart

Shhhh I whisper softly to my black-feathered friend

My friend who allows my melancholy to embrace us together

Shhhh I whisper softly to my black-feathered friend

My friend who replies healing to my sundered soul raked by sorrow

Shhhh we sigh together to await the darkness that brings promise of light

Shhhh we sigh together and wait for the invitation for resurrection

Shhhh we sigh together and wait for the rising sun to live again transformed

~~Ravyn