Gallows Pole

Crimson shade
casts an illusion
 of rotten swamp
 in the mirror,
Delicate lace moss
 grows unbidden
at the throat of the portal's divide,
Rusted hinges
 keep ethereal mists
bound
and forgotten for a time,
A lone cypress
surrounded by lethal Nightshade's
 velvet embrace,
Shadows stalk the light
 hidden within
 a tombstones dusty confines,
Blanketing the garden
in spells
murmered by lips
 stained by jasmine,
Thick heat
 wraps the ghostly beads of sweat
 in silvery outlines,
Willow branch strains
under the weight
of Santeria's witching hour,
Silhouette of the noose
echoing from beneath
a cloudless sky,
Gemstones gleam wickedly
 from a marquee setting
 flattering
a silken hand,
Precious magicks
shroud the dark mistress
 from bloodless hounds,
Stake is awaiting
innocence stolen by
black
Incestuous rage,
Swallowing delta marsh
 provides kindling
for the funeral pyre,
Decay evident,
 witnessed in a roving eye
 of quartz crystalline,
Death march of the vixen
 heralds not a single pallbearer,
Entombed within the wineglasses
 spider web spindle
 of oracle divine,
Woven beauty
frayed to snap
 beyond the tapestry
denied lyrical thread.