Feared But Not Loved

A bird, a black bird

A bird that is despised and feared by others

Seen as evil and Menacing to the eye

A bird no one admires, that no one sees the kindness passed its darkness

 

A bird, a white bird

A bird that is loved and cared for

Seen as beautiful and graceful

A bird everyone admires, no matter even if it shows it’s evil passed it brightness

 

What did the crow do to become despised?

Its color, its features, or is it become its seen as ugly

Or because it’s seen as vicious to the eye

When otherwise it’s a bird that has a heart and only wants to be loved and cherished like the dove

 

Why is the dove so loved?

Why is the dove seen as kinder as the crow?

A dove’s heart can be blacker than its feathers

We protect the dove only because it brings beauty to the world and even though it may look ugly on the inside

 

A crow, A dove

Black and white two opposite colors

Much like Ying and Yang, they bring balance to each other

But instead the crow cries in sorrow and envy and the dove laughs as its worshipped

Comments ( 3 )

  1. Yasmine Antoine
    I like the juxtaposition between the corral and the dog, using their personalities, using their emotions, using how society views them, and using their coloring. I may be wrong, but I feel like the deeper meaning here is it about race, and not about birds, if that makes sense.
  2. Chisom Rita Ibe
    I really like this poem. I wonder why crows have this evil and bad symbolism attached to them. Especially since they are very intelligent animals. I agree with Yasmine that when I was reading this poem, I thought you were talking about racism and colorism, then just birds.
  3. David A Echevarria
    Powerful stuff here Tamaya, I agree with my fellow classmates and felt that you were using the juxtaposition of the perception of the crow and dove as a metaphor for racism and colorism. I appreciate how you tackled a sensitive subject with delicate animals. Great Job!

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