……Though it feels
like free will
……while you’re under the spell,
all ensorcelment
…………is carceral.
The sailor crunching
…………acorns in
in the jail cell
…………of a tubby
swine believes
…………his daily swill
is sea-dark wine.
…………You shouldn’t have
to sleep a hundred
…………years or even
ten to get the sense
…………enchantment
just enchains you.
…………It’s the breaking
of the spell
…………and not Calypso’s
abracadabra
…………that will permanently
change you.
…………You don’t need
a stranger to kiss
…………you awake,
but it’s love
…………for the stranger
that makes
…………the awaited
awakening
…………take.