Sunday, August 16, 2026

hungry crow

long beak and jet-black eyes

head constantly moving as you strut around the courtyard

dressed in crow feather black and blue you scavenge the grounds for food

you risk vulnerability by approaching benches where humans are seated eating lunch and looking at screens

you scamper toward a dropped french fry and eat it as if it is a worm, then continue to scan the grounds for more

head bobbing, hips wagging, you walk from bench to bench

if the humans were any less engaged you could eat directly from their styrofoam containers