Friday, October 29, 2021

the scarecrow

the scarecrow
in the field, nailed to the post
a martyr of sorts.
scaring
nothing away.
a bird sits on her arms,
her straw hair.
her eyes are painted
in.
the nose long.
the ears.
how strange she is,
hanging there
with no heart to speak of.
living each
day
with her own fear,
unable to move
away from who she really is.

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