Modern Magic

I don’t believe in Witchcraft,
or in Voodoo Dolls,
and if anyone here knows
Psycho-kinesis, please
raise someone else’s hand.

I don’t believe in Leeches
being a cure for everything,
or how a lock of someone’s hair
can tie you to them forever.

I do believe in conversation,
in connection, in secrets,
in parks, and happenstance,
and how modern magic happens
without any real effort.

I do believe in team work,
of egos being put aside,
of the loud being told to be quiet,
and really listening.

I do believe in change,
and being open to the world,
for the magic is in the ever changing weather,
the spider always rebuilding their web,
and things outside of knowledge,
before the Internet, the tribalism
the echo chamber.
The birds, still singing,
welcoming the warmth of a newly risen sun.

Ben Macnair is an award-winning poet and playwright from Staffordshire in the United Kingdom. Follow him on Twitter @ benmacnair