Magic
       

Like a sudden veering in direction when
two surfaces shear past each other
disturb the deep strata expose a startling
yet inherent pattern

unexpected actions and demands
induce reveal new aspects of being
though today's calmness seems no truer
than last week's tearful panic

and though the features of her uncertain face
keep altering in the struggle to define
one sure purpose and identity
and make it happen

no attempt as yet was potent enough
to work such magic.

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Copyright © 2019 Ruth Fainlight All rights reserved
from Somewhere Else Entirely
Bloodaxe Books
Reprinted by Verse Daily® with permission