behold your dark eyes,
glittering with the knowledge
of ancient wisdom

behold your sleek wings,
divine shields, warm blankets, and
instruments of flight

behold your sharpness
beak and talon fiercely honed,
delicately used.

you seek the wounded,
they beg for transformation.
you sanctify them.

you digest their world.
you purify their remains,
you nurture your kin.

great mother spirit,
beautiful, inscrutable,
behold yourself in full.