the spider and the fly

"I WANT MAGIC!" I said out loud
to no one in particular

I mean, I say this all the time...

then

*      POOF!      *

THERE. HE. WAS.



beyond
charming
tortured tattooed poet
whiskey and cigarettes
smoke and mirror love
sleight of hand
and tongue
fancy parlor tricks all
the clever guise of "magic"
web of wondrous words woven
me
dangling
suspended in thin air by a thread


*      POOF!       *

and all that is left is that
little puff of smoke