Friday 24 September 2021

Twice the Hex at Half the Price

by Nick Gisburne



Her potions are a thundering success
They crush the competition in a vice
With no reported side effects or stress
She offers twice the hex at half the price
But inexpensive magic is a threat
Subtracting gold from government receipts
A riddle no enchanter worth her sweat
Has dared to solve, to challenge the elites
A spiteful stew of sanctions is applied
Imposed upon the witch’s every spell
Her case, by court magicians, is denied
Her sorcery impossible to sell
    Beware the creeping corporate machine
    The greatest threat to magic ever seen