The Court of the Crows

In this aery night, the light violates the darkness.
And the voices start to harmonise.
A strange ensemble of contrasting characters.
Are you stupid? The first one asked.
Were you not thinking? The second one added.
You are the reason we are in this mess, the third one remarked.
Look here, folks, an idiot is among us, the fourth one shouted.
The fifth didn't look interested; he stood on her shoulder, motionless.
Settle down, boys, we all know he made a mistake, she said.
I only thought of her once, your honour.
But why? We talked about this, didn't we?
Yes, but she just wouldn't leave my mind; my heart is ill.
Another love story then?
No, it's always one-sided; I am always pretending to be in love.
Oh gosh, you are even dumber than we thought!
I am sorry! My heart is clueless, and my mind is in fog.
The crows laughed at me, and the judge smiled calmly.
Then you shall forget her, forget everything.
But without memories, who would I be?
No one, a hollow man living in a fading dream.
Aren't you being too harsh? I am just a lover.
No, we are being too kind; this isn't your first time.
A lover who is not, feelings that are fake, countless times.
This simply must stop, you must stop!
Your heart is an idiot, your mind is but a useless tool.
The court is adjourned, and the sentence is final.
I am all the crows, I am the judge, and I am the accused.
The court of crows is mine, mine alone.
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This is one of my finest works, both in painting and writing. It represents an internal monologue where the statue of the woman serves as the judge, five crows comprise the jury, and one crow is the accused. The gold streaks represent Kintsugi. This scene is within the speaker's head; it's deeply philosophical, it talks about self-deception and emotional illiteracy, and the crows are the critical voices.
Here are the crows in order of appearance in the poem:
Crow 1 is The Voice of Intelligence/Competence.
Crow 2 is The Voice of Rationality/Foresight.
Crow 3 is The Voice of Blame/Responsibility.
Crow 4 is The Voice of Social Shame/Mockery.
Crow 5 is The Voice of Detachment/Cynicism.
And Crow 6 is The Brighter Accused Crow, who is The Voice of Emotional Flaw/Guilt.
The judge is a statue representing the fixed moral code.
The speaker is broken and judging themself internally, but the integration of the Kintsugi principle with the streaks of gold transforms the message from ''You are broken and must be punished," To "You are broken, but by confronting the truth and going through the trial, your flaws become the very seams that make you uniquely valuable and whole.''