Haunted Sonnet

Haunt lonely and find when you lose your shadow
secretive house centipede on the old window

You pronounce Erinys as “Air-n-ease”
Alecto: the angry Magaera: the grudging

Tisiphone: the avenger (voice of revenge)
“Women guardians of the natural order”

Think of the morning dream with ghosts
Why draw the widow’s card and wear the gorgeous

Queen of Swords crown Your job is
to rescue the not-dead woman before she enters

the incinerating garbage shoot wrangle silver
raccoon power Forever a fought doll

She said, “What do you know about Vietnam?”
Violet energy ingots Tenuous knowing moment.