There once was a boy

Who lived in a town

Filled with old folks

That never made a sound

They sat in their chairs

And stood in their shoes

It is said that those who visit

Slowly grow a fear to move

The only noise that could be heard

Besides the wind and rocking chairs

Was the cries of lonely crows

That were followed by cold glares

"Stupid crows.", the mayor murmured

In his office by his desk

"Not only are they big and loud

But they also make a mess."

All but Bobby disagreed,

Yes, the key of this story

"I wish I could fly," he'd often think

"I wish I were free."

"Now hold on… What's stopping me?"

What's stopping us? Why don't we speak?"

He cleared his throat, and took a leap

That awakened the asleep.

"Excuse me folks, I'd like to talk.

If we've got legs, why don't we walk?

And why is it that you hate crows

How do you know they're your foes?"

They may not have the sweetest voices

But I'm pretty sure that

What they're saying is far more greater

Than something said by one who sat

And sat 

And sat…"

Bobby waited for a response,

But all he heard was blinks

The silence felt as loud as ever

He felt his young heart sink.

Poor old Bobby

Left the room

And got upstairs

And sat in gloom

Until a crow came by his window

And looked at him with empathy

"Follow me and you'll be free

Follow me and you'll be free"

So young Bobby left, eternally

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I'd love for this to be animated. I already have a clear vision of what I want it to look like. For example, I want the animation to open with the title in the sky. A crow will stop on the r, and once the narrator has said the title, the crow will take the r away.

The camera will then look down, at a wooden house with a window open on the second floor. And there will be a boy looking outside this window, daydreaming.

And then there will be the old folks, etc etc ect, and after Bobby takes his first leap, he'll go down stairs, where at least four old men and women are in their rocking chairs, shocked by the fact that this boy is moving and talking. And then blah blah blah and blah blah blah (I mean, this blah blah blah is all important, but let me just tell you about what I really want to get right) and when I say "So young Bobby left, eternally" I mean he died. He commited suicide, and was free at last.

I want this scene to be shot from above, where we'll see people come out of their houses and surround the crow boy. When I say his "leap" awakened the asleep, not only do I mean this literally, but I also mean that his death changed this whole town.

This poem has a lot of themes, but the main idea is about how lonely this boy is, which is why I've contributed it to the Independence collaboration.

I've always thought cowboys were lonely people which explains the meaning of the title, except it's cRow boy 'cause he admires crows.

Hope you guys can help me!

Again, by <3

He brought the sun into to my life

Something I hadn't seen for years

And changed the sky from black to rose

While burning down my biggest fears

I closed my eyes and spread my arms,

Inhaling its almighty light,

Then quickly opened them once more,

For I feared this was its final sight.