Friday Thirteen

Darryl Willis
Nov 6 · 1 min read

September 2019

Photo by David Dibert on Unsplash

as luck would have
the moon is full
an old man on
a Memphis street
is playing Thriller
on his flute

he collects
his bits of change
from passers-by
the silver’s faux
without efficacious
qualities required

no clouds obscure
the bad moon
from shining
a Romani curse
was laid on me
from ages past

it was a witch
a black-eyed woman
who placed
the spell
when the night
haunted me

so it haunts
me even still

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Darryl Willis

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Has worked in non-profits for over 36 years and is currently a Regional Director for an international non-profit. He holds an MA from Lipscomb University.

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