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7.31.2026 6:00 AM

Black Witch by Strider Marcus Jones

BLACK WITCH

the way you drink your beer
straight from the bottle-
my low civilisation could topple
over you.
some talking dirty in my ear
while you ride at full throttle,
i’m in deeper than the darkest shade of blue-
straight down the middle
head thrown back and giggle
bowstring
rocking
fingerpicking
bluegrass fiddle-
harbour in oblivion
black witch of obsidian
born in that pavilion
the empire new.

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Strider Marcus Jones – is a poet, law graduate and former civil servant from Salford, England with proud Celtic roots in Ireland and Wales. He is the editor and publisher of Lothlorien Poetry Journal https://lothlorienpoetryjournal.blogspot.com/. A member of The Poetry Society with 4 Pushcart Prize nominations and 3 Best of the Net nominations, his five published books of poetry https://stridermarcusjonespoetry.wordpress.com/ reveal a maverick, moving between cities, playing his saxophone in smoky rooms.

His poetry has been published in numerous publications including: Dreich Magazine; The Racket Journal; Trouvaille Review; dyst Literary Journal; Impspired Magazine; Melbourne Culture Corner; Literary Yard Journal; The Honest Ulsterman; Poppy Road Review; The Galway Review; Cajun Mutt Press; Rusty Truck Magazine; Rye Whiskey Review; Deep Water Literary Journal; The Huffington Post USA; The Stray Branch Literary Magazine; Crack The Spine Literary Magazine; A New Ulster; The Lampeter Review; Panoplyzine Poetry Magazine and Dissident Voice.