Solitary ravens perched atop their mothers ***** Constructing transparent barriers On a plane of possibilities A concrete mirage rises from symbolic repletion As the solemn statue views the scene with tragic contempt Species indifference aborted As unity is easily cast aside and omitted Left to brood on a cache of fertility and navigate the foggy facade exiled, hermetic, as the beaming banner lazily plays sentry to the border of the indentured oasis