It’s witchcraft, surely
the lyrics so clearly written
for you and me…ha!
as if she even knows we exist
or existed…
it’s been so long
but maybe we are
whatever we were
whatever that was
something to
write songs about
our confluence
of time and need
desire and connection
in an instant
how we both knew!
like we do now
in moments
the coincidence
of a memory
a sighting
a conjuring of
you and me and
shadows of
whatever we were
whatever that was
something to
write songs about
on the radio
and me singing
like an incantation
a beautiful wicked spell
as your car passes by
Hocus Pocus
I’m sure you’d say
and we’d laugh
again
one more time
for old time’s sake
Poem ©2025 Jen Payne with thanks to Taylor Swift. NaPoWriMo, National Poetry Writing Month. If you like this poem, you can read similar in my books and zines, available from Three Chairs Publishing on my ETSY SHOP. They come autographed, with gratitude and a small gift.
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