Love Spell Number One by Jessica Drake-Thomas

LOVE SPELL NUMBER ONE


If you love someone
who does not love you back,
try this spell.
You’ll need three strands
of his hair.
All good love spells
require someone to
give something
in order to
get something back.

Do this on the night
of the new moon.
The darkness signifies
new beginnings, hope.

Light a candle--
a red one, of course.
Bring something copper--
a shiny new penny.
Hold the coin
in the palm of your hand
as you light the candle
and burn each blond hair.
As the strand frizzles away,
much like his patience
for your mental instability
and your constant texting,
close your eyes.

Imagine his indifference
disappearing.
Imagine replacing it
with passion.
Imagine his eyes, his smile.
Think of the last thing
he said to you.
The old jokes. Your demeanor.
After your breakdown,
things just aren’t the same
anymore. It’s not your fault,
but…

Open your eyes. There
should be no “but.”



*Based off of a spell from The Good Spell Book: Love Charms, Magical Cures, and Other Practical Sorcery by Gillian Kemp. 


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Jessica Drake-Thomas is a poet and freelance writer. She is a graduate of Emerson College's MFA in Creative Writing. She is the author of Possession (dancing girl press).Her work has been featured in Ploughshares, Eye To The Telescope, Ghost City Review, NewMyths, and Star*Line.