Raven Upon My Doorstep by Tamikio L. Dooley

Raven Upon My Doorstep by Tamikio L. Dooley

I dawdled at my bedroom window,

One midnight, for no discernible reason,

I heard boundaries around the phases.

Someone speaking at my door,

Generally, I would have neglected it,

But whatever it was started singing.

It whistled such a beautiful, apocalyptic tone.

A harmony embodying the soul,

So I left behind my bedroom to the signing sound.

After addressing the staircase, guiding my steps,

There was a shadow through the window.

My hand was on the doorknob.

The door was open.

There was nobody there.

But then I glanced down at my doorstep.

And there it was,

The thing that sings such a beautiful, ominous song,

It was a Raven upon My Doorstep.