in the field
dangling in
loose clothes on the post.
a crow
on its head.
the eyes stitched black.
the arms
and legs full of straw.
lips
painted on,
in red.
arms stretched out
in submission,
the legs nailed down,
a frown to scare away
the birds,
to keep a crop intact.
none of it working.
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