the planchette spirals out
of control a giant dog howls
in the coffee reading cracks
shadows swirl in the crystal
ball all the tarot cards are blank
the runes have shattered
the mirrors broken
the petals I burnt with our names
come back dead moths fly
through the dollhouse windows
white eyes flutter
in the palms of your hands
the moon has dimmed
the dolls are awake
your crystal pendulum
catches fire the divining
coins land on their edges
the scrying bowl opens
to an infinite well
the threads unwind
the trees are yawning
a light is shining
from a split in the yew
tonight is the night
now is the time
this is the place where
the souls pour through
Lucy Whitehead writes haiku and poetry. Her haiku have appeared in various international journals and anthologies and her poetry has been published or is forthcoming in Amethyst Review, Anti-Heroin Chic, Barren Magazine, Black Bough Poetry, Burning House Press, Collective Unrest, Electric Moon Magazine, Ghost City Review, Mookychick Magazine, Neon Mariposa Magazine, Pink Plastic House, Pussy Magic, Re-side, and Twist in Time Magazine. You can find her on Twitter @blueirispoetry.
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