The Raven Within

"The Raven Within"

The raven remains caged

Within the depths of me

It claws and flutters all about

It will not let me be

It is my being that traps the fowl

Refusing to let it free

I am the cage,  I’m the trap

I am the rookery

My nature keeps the bird inside

It’s simply how I’m built

A cage to keep it all within

However lovely its gilt.

I long to set the raven free

Watch him fly away

Even if I open up

I fear that he’ll still stay.

It's October! I just love Edgar Allan Poe, and so naturally I'm thinking of his body of work at this time of year more than usual.  As I was mulling over Poe, I was browsing Pinterest and came upon the striking image you see at the beginning of this post, "Lady Crow" by Carole Sanson.   Forgive the misnomer, but I only discovered the name after writing the poem, and it seemed so appropriate that I thought it must still be included.