THE FARM ~ A (sorta) Metaphysical Poem

The Farm

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One day I saw a scarecrow
a bird
and a farmer
On a desolate field
green and lonely under the moon

And I wondered
if the scarecrow knew
that it deprived the hungry bird of food;
would the crow come alive one day
and take its prisoner’s flight?

And I wondered
when--not if--
the hungry bird will figure out
that the scarecrow is deprived of life;
would the bird lose its flight one day,
and take the farmer’s land?

And I wondered finally, if the farmer knew,
that he is a part of them.
The scarecrow
deprived of life.
The hungry bird
deprived of food.

One day the farmer shall wake,
and watch
as his distant soul, finally,
seizes its illusion of life and flight.

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Thanks to the guys at TheWritersBlock for helping with the draft.

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