Magpie
Magpie's Tale: Love, Power, and Resilience in Melodic Feathers
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You are a magpie raven-winged
You are compared to a magpie with raven-like wings, suggesting an association with collecting various things.
And you have collected me to line your nest
You've gathered or used me for your own benefit or comfort, much like a magpie collects items to line its nest.
Along with all the other things you need
You've gathered other necessary items or individuals needed to provide you with comfort or support.
To keep you warm
To maintain your warmth or well-being, suggesting dependence on these gathered things or people.
I am a charm to dangle from your neck
I am perceived as an ornament or token for your adornment, subject to your control and influence.
To swing in time to your design
I am meant to comply with your desires or plans, moving in sync with your intentions.
To stay or fall to pieces at your hand
My state of being, whether intact or broken, is determined by your actions or decisions.
And when your insides find your mouth
Your inner thoughts or emotions come to the surface.
Shut up shut up shut up you say
An imperative to silence oneself or others despite not understanding the situation fully.
You don't know what you're talking about
Dismissing someone else's understanding or knowledge due to their inability to perceive.
When you can't see your way out
When feeling trapped or unable to find a solution.
You want to scream and shout
Desire to express frustration or anger vocally.
They drop us bits of gold and shiny stones to line our crowns
Others offer valuable things to decorate or enhance our status, possibly to show superiority in dangerous situations.
So they can see us clearly when the firing squad makes its rounds
Displaying oneself visibly to authority or others who might bring harm or judgment.
Toss me a crumb down from the table
Requesting even a small favor or acknowledgment from someone in a higher position or authority.
I will eat it if I'm able
Willingness to accept what is offered, regardless of its weight or impact.
It falls heavy on me, sometimes I find it hard to eat
Struggling to deal with the burden of what is given, leading to difficulty in coping or accepting.
And when we show them that we are strong
When demonstrating strength or resilience.
Shut up shut up shut up they say
Similar imperative to silence despite displaying strength or confidence.
We can see what you're doing wrong
Others' perceptions of your actions as incorrect, even when they're not fully aware.
We've seen all along
Claiming to have observed and understood everything that you've been doing.
We are going to tear you down
Threatening to dismantle or destroy what you've built or achieved.
The purest grain so seldom seen
Something genuinely pure or authentic is rarely witnessed.
Imagining its pearly sheen
Imagining the pristine and beautiful quality of something pure.
I'm sorry for then I know they can only dream
Expressing empathy or regret for those who can only dream of purity or authenticity.
And when we show them that we are strong
Repetition of the earlier line about demonstrating strength, followed by another imperative to silence.
Shut up shut up shut up they say
Reiteration of the misconception of others about your actions being wrong.
We can see what you're doing wrong
Claiming to have known and observed your actions all along.
We've seen all along
Threatening to dismantle or destroy once again, repeating the earlier sentiment.
We are going to tear you down
Reiteration of the intent to tear down what has been built or accomplished.
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