Fearing magpies
Created | Updated Jan 17, 2009
V.2
There was, then, more sadness
in the world
than ever a single
magpie's wings
could extend:
could draw fear.
Now, there's you,
such a personal stake
as the fate of one
lone being
could bring
this sky down.
V.1
There was more sadness
in the world
than ever the wings
of a single magpie
could extend,
and draw fear.
Now, there's you,
such a personal stake
as the fate of one
lone being
could bring
this sky down.