19 Scrutinies Of A Corvid Nature

I
viral in its alpha
and in its omega
Crow’s darker side

II
challenging
the verb “to be”
Crow marches on

III
2019 novel
Crow covets another’s
dystopian theme

IV
Crow recomposes
Vingt Regards sur l’Enfant-Jésus
in his own image

V
dead by daylight
Crow gives away
the game

VI
ICU
Crow eyeballs the soul
leaving the body

VII
knowing the final chapter
Crow breaches quarantine
blacker than ever

VIII
fed up with life
Crow empties his bowels
onto a wet market

IX
been there, done that
Crow recites his litany
of first causes

X
in Trump’s world
Crow never changes
his mourning attire

XI
with just caws
Crow plagues the living daylights
out of all who heed him

XII
bare-faced lies
Crow shuns all masks
of giving a damn

XIII
one of 13 black birds
Crow gorges himself
on his nature

XIV
Crow’s credo
faith in him is caught
not taught

XV
obsidian cross
Crow reflects on his fame
for the masses

XVI
a black death
Crow divides himself
by zero

XVII
mocking Stevens
Crow goose-steps through the snow
to die alone

XVIII
drawn and quartered
Crow tunes humankind up
for the end of time

XIX
change of climate
Crow strings up the white flag
of himself

Hansha Teki