QUOTE : 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.