How shall I compare myself
for you to understand who I am?
What thing or essence
can I metaphorically become?
I regard myself in very high manners
as well as very low ones.
I am my own worst enemy
But also my best supporter.
I watch others
forever observing to grow
to adapt and to evolve.
My voice is my own
Yet shaped by those
who I watch.
Making me loud
Yet quiet all the same.
I am dark and mysterious
I am light and airy
I am small and large
in figurative and literal stature.
How shall I compare myself
for you to understand who I am?
Shall I tell you that I am a raven?
A bird of mystery and darkness
But full of light and wisdom.
A bird of small stature
But having a voice that demands attention.
A bird that learns quickly
and loves others deeply.
Depending on them
as it is depended upon.
How shall I compare myself
for you to understand?
I am a raven
who cries "Nevermore" as
Poe speaks of dreams
that he never dreamed before.
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