T h e C r o n e

When the moon is dark,

Slabs of meat trail in the dead of night.

This carcass of once firm flesh

Burns under the torch of a thousand suns

and a handful of my lovers kisses.

I bite my lip in anticipation

For those wet lips,

Which

Plant disdain between my thighs,

Which

Have aged me.

Which

I curse.

When the moon is full,

I will rise.

Call in the hem of my raising skirt

With no patience of the shrinking violet,

No waiting whatsoever

I will mount my lovers upon my heaven :

My celestial cunt

For the rancid seed

The fountain of eternal youth jetting up and

Raining down on my witches as they dance

And the dogs howl

And the snakes hiss

And my spirit groans

And my lovers laugh

And they do it again

And again

And again

Until the sun comes up

And the light of day unveils my aged face,

My sagging skin.

I laugh under my breath

with the first rays of sun drying my skirt