Sorcery

By jessica hagedorn

there are some people i know whose beauty is a crime.

who make you so crazy you don't know

whether to throw yourself at them or kill them.

which makes for permanent madness.

which could be bad for you.

you better be on the lookout for such circumstances.

stay away from the night.

they most likely lurk in the corners of the room

where they think they being inconspicuous

but they so beautiful an aura gives them away.

stay away from the day.

they most likely be walking

down the street when you least expect it

trying to look ordinary

but they so fine they break your heart

by making you dream of other possibilities.

stay away from crazy music.

they most likely be creating it

cuz when you're that beautiful

you can't help putting it out there.

everyone knows how dangerous that can get.

stay away from magic shows.

especially those involving words

words are very tricky things.

everyone knows words the most common

instruments of illusion.

they most likely be saying them.

breathing poems so rhythmic

you can't help but dance.

and once you start dancing

to words you might never stop.