Birdsong
There's a robin in my heart
But I won't let him know
I throw a cape over him so he
Stays out of the light
There's a robin in my heart
But it's a secret only for me
And my friends will always wonder
Where my thoughts take to at night
He flaps his wings against my ribcage
But I can't let him fly
For someone will always be waiting
To use him against me.
But he's stirring inside
And I wonder how much longer
Until my faithful bird
Flies off to be with his own kind
There's a robin in my heart
But to look at me you wouldn't know
And my friends always look at me
Like there's something missing inside
And on the lonely nights I soar
Off to where I'm alone
And I look up at the stars and ask them
If I might be spared this suffering
And there are times when I almost hate him
And I get down on my knees and ask him
If he's trying to drive me crazy
Or just make a fool out of me
There's a robin in my heart
And I don't know how to make him leave
I open the door and watch him fly to freedom
But he always comes back to his secluded perch
He's so sad and full of pain
A robin trying to protect a raven
And he doesn't see that I'm the one
Who should be protecting him
But when no one is looking
I open my heart
For the briefest of moments
And we're soaring above the earth
And he lands among the trees
To taste the sweet nectar of fruit
And I hesitate to go with him
But always stay behind
To sup on dead flesh
Dead feelings I can't let exist
And his song is so sad
Like I've broken his spirit
There's a robin in my heart
But I won't tell a soul
It's a secret only for me
A burden meant for my soul
And when I let him see my smile
He flutters; and my heart takes wing
Free to soar with him above
The grey clouds around my silver lining
My caged bird is singing
He doesn't know he's behind bars
And it's enough to make
A grown person cry
But I'm not crying
Are you?
A poem by Lord Malachite
Dedicated to Robin x Raven fans everywhere
Author's Notes
I know. Kind of an unexpected thing for me to write. I was reading through a book of poetry last night and, well, I got completely inspired to write something poetic. The idea came to me in the shower, which is where I tend to get my best ideas. When it first started, it wasn't supposed to have anything to do with Robin x Raven, that just kind of came in the organization when I started throwing bird references in. And that's okay with me, because I'm something of a closet Robin/Raven pairing fan anyway. So this little poem is my gift to everyone else out there who gets a kick out of them. This poem has to earn the record for shortest fanfic in my stable, but poetry tends to be like that. I'm hoping that someone out there will respond to this, but I expect it'll just lie here in obscurity forever. I think it'll only get noticed by people who have me on author alert. Oh well, I'm okay with that too. Anyway, if anyone is reading this, I do hope you'll leave a review. Even if you hated it. At least I made you feel something. Or if you like, you can send your questions, comments, compliments, complaints, love letters, death threats, marriage proposals, and ransom demands to:
Lord Malachite
10/19/05
3:11AM, EST
E-mail: ranger(underscore)writer(at)yahoo(dot)com
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