Hanged Man (XII).

blacksmith in
the forge, witch's
brand casts the anvil
fire, Hades red hot glow,

Hanged Man
screams, traitor
heard from the gallow
tree, Tau Cross torture cauterizes
rope noose, lets his neck loose, only
to be victim of the ballpeen blow, die cast,
archetypical destruction, crucifixion,

tarot iron
clasped in
the forge tongs,
Black Sabbath puts
a vinyl spin on this Day
of Reckoning, communing
with Ozzy, purifying water bongs,
turntable fire plays backwards, witch's
forged iron immersed in water, retribution
sizzles, smoke cleanses,

interregnum, continuity
interrupted shall be punished
by the witch's smithy at the witch's
request, alchemy shall take hold, Sabbath
Bloody Sabbath, Planet Caravan, occult of
divinatory, the witch's story die cast, personal
loss, greater gain, sacrifice to be made.

Copyright 12/30/2009 Ms. Sage Sweetwater, firebrand lesbian novelist