Wooden sticks
bound with twine
make an x,
make you mine.
Beads for your
mouth, nose, eyes.
Cloth and glue,
knots, kinks, ties.
Now the wax.
Candle lit
drip, drip, drip
along slit,
belly, breasts.
My voodoo
will bind us.
I love you.
About the author
Deborah Sheldon is a multi-award-winning author, anthology editor, script editor and medical writer from Melbourne, Australia. She writes across the darker spectrum of horror, crime, noir. Published works include poems, drabbles, flash fiction, short stories, novelettes, novellas and novels. Other credits include feature articles, TV scripts and stage plays. Find out more at deborahsheldon.wordpress.com