the difference
between
accident and miracle
is the same
slight thread
between
prayer and pleading

the raven watches
uncaring
from it’s roost
in the roots
of rancorous ridicule

i listen to
sylvia plath
read her poetry
the oven light left on
in an absurdist bit
of hope
to gather her spirit
to bless my quill
of electron division

the raven flinches
at my indifference

suicidal rambling
each end
an ellipsis
without the sharp crack
of periodic remorse