Saturday, September 17, 2022

Politics As Usual

by Brett Rutherford

From its dark cage
one bird goes forth.

An eagle waits
to swallow it.

Eater, eaten
share the same sky.

Night over all,
the earth forgets.

From its dark cage
one bird goes forth.

Hide in a tree!
Creep under leaves!

Construct a nest!
Do anything

except that climb
to high cloud-top!

Does it listen?
No. Up it flies!

Eagle takes all.
One feather falls.

Night over all,
the earth forgets.

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