Two Ravens

two ravens

mark my path

they steal dark glances at me

thick with knowing

i have been down this way

many times

they know where to wait

unbidden, they alight

wings dragging

unsheathed talons clenching

into the air

circling round me

eager for sport

eyes never flicker

long razored beaks shrieking like

the urgent screech of metal

on sparking tracks

i lift my legs to move past

they are as ice

half numb

balls tingling

in my shoes

i can’t move

but i can see her face

and taste her lips

gather in her saucy smiles

just for me

two ravens

mark my path

they steal dark glances at me

thick with knowing

~e