When the coven asks you to kneel,
kneel

11.

When you see the spider,
pledge allegiance and offer
favor.

immediately, or as quickly
as you can muster.

10.

When they ask you to wear the blindfold,
where the blindfold

9.

you are always two places at once
if you are any less than nine
this is an earlier betrayal from the past
and the retribution now.

don’t think too much.

8.

when the coven says run
you run

7.

ooh

i am here during the dance of wolves,
pitch black,

some hooded room of knives.
talk of betrayal,
and me blindfolded
without warning.

follow the coven
out of the woods.
they will flank you
from each side.

do not look back.

(this is where I ran)
I thought to myself.

5.

I’m always two places at once
I sort of whisper to myself and

trust the witch.

4.

wrap yourself in coven.

3

release all hexes
they said,
release all hexes but will I
be protected?

yes, you will be protected
and loved,
beloved.

follow the story through.

2.