Have you ever looked at a crow? Not just at a glance but really looked at one; the way their legs are angled somehow forming a foot at the bottom and how every feather no matter how small falls into place. Driving home from school, looking out my car window I saw a crow but I didn't just look away this time like I normally would. I actually took the time to examine this crow down to the most minute of details. Now, I asked myself why this crow considering most mean nothing to me and rarely catch my eye since they are such a common thing; however this one, this one caught my eye. It was so black and mischievous, its eyes seemed as if they were hollow as if they were hiding something in their darkness. Thinking like this made me recall the word reincarnation and maybe this crow was a reincarnated person hiding their past in the hollow black eyes of the creature. I hope another crow catches my eye again one day and maybe it'll be same one. Even though I'll probably never know but the thought of a reincarnated being catching my eye sounds pretty cool.
Very interesting to read Isabelle because you're right, usually we dont even acknowledge the crow, an animal that we see everyday. We should start appreciating everything in life, even the common crow. I liked your description at the beginning as well as your views on reincarnation. However there were a few things that caught my eye:
ReplyDelete1) "...maybe this crow was a reincarnated person hiding their past in the hollow black eyes of the crow." This sentence's ending is a tad awkward because you say crow twice. Maybe try "creature's eyes" or "its eyes" ?
2) "Driving home from school, looking out my car window I saw a crow. I didn't just look away this time like I normally would." I think you should connect the two sentences with a "but"