Silhouettes

SilhouettesThe sun had just reached over the hill andthe crows were mut­ter­ing their approval.As the depart­ing stars scav­enged up the the birds’ black shadows,a branch cracked under the weight of so many thieves. Like a sneeze they flew. A sneeze that broke my one remain­ing rib. That crack,the death of all­shad­ows, then the eyes of …