1 <br />Cain lifts Crow, that heavy black bird <br />and strikes down Abel. <br /> <br />Damn, says Crow, I guess <br />this is just the beginning. <br /> <br />2 <br />The white man, disguised <br />as a falcon, swoops in <br />and yet again steals a salmon <br />from Crow's talons. <br /> <br />Damn, says Crow, if I could swim <br />I would have fled this country years ago. <br /> <br />3 <br />The Crow God as depicted <br />in all of the reliable Crow bibles <br />looks exactly like a Crow. <br /> <br />Damn, says Crow, this makes it <br />so much easier to worship myself. <br /> <br />4 <br />Among the ashes of Jericho, <br />Crow sacrifices his firstborn son. <br /> <br />Damn, says Crow, a million nests <br />are soaked with blood. <br /> <br />5 <br />When Crows fight Crows <br />the sky fills with beaks and talons. <br /> <br />Damn, says Crow, it's raining feathers. <br /> <br />6 <br />Crow flies around the reservation <br />and collects empty beer bottles <br /> <br />but they are so heavy <br />he can only carry one at a time. <br /> <br />So, one by one, he returns them <br />but gets only five cents a bottle. <br /> <br />Damn, says Crow, redemption <br />is not easy. <br /> <br />7 <br />Crow rides a pale horse <br />into a crowded powwow <br />but none of the Indian panic. <br /> <br />Damn, says Crow, I guess <br />they already live near the end of the world.<br /><br />Sherman Alexie<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/crow-testament/
