The Raven’s Bitch

Poem by Barbara Ann Meier

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I wake to the screeching of ravens. 
The day 
throbs 
with their harsh calls,
 
“What is your bitch?”
 I asked the unkindness of the common raven.
The treachery replied,
“The bear wouldn’t share.”
 
The black cylinder of the trash can, 
knocked on its side,  
spewing plastic wrap, 
a baggie of slimy yellow onions, 
moldy leftover spaghetti, 
and a trail of candy wrappers,
pizza boxes, 
and to-go containers up the hill.