The Scarecrow and the Raven
By
Hitsuka Hatake
The scarecrow watches silently
He observes as others fight
He watches as blows are traded
But he does nothing, nothing at all
He is still.
The scarecrow watches from afar
As people talk about issues
He thinks of other issues that are more important
But he does nothing, says nothing
He is silent
The scarecrow watches, never acts
He doesn't retaliate to others
And their foolish deeds
He has a knack for that
He does nothing.
The scarecrow listens as others insult
They say he does not belong
They say he is different.
He still, as always, does nothing.
He ignores.
The Raven is different
When two people fight
He backs one
And attacks the other
The raven retaliates
He is violent
The raven closes in
as people argue
He yells and shouts,
He is not calm
He is disrespectful
The raven acts
Never listens
Always rash
Never calm
Always doing
Never resting
Always hasty
Never thoughtful
The raven insults the scarecrow
His target ignores
The raven angers.
He curses
not understanding.
Are you a scarecrow
Always watching
Or a raven
Always acting
Neither is perfect
What are you?