COVEN OF ONE

Dating, marriage
Romance, true love
Happily, ever after are
Wonderful for some.
But not me.

My odyssey is different,
A more individuated voyage,
With peaceful serene detachment.

No romantic entanglements,
Seductive flirtations, or passionate affairs
To provide complications and distractions 
From my adventures and quests.  

The knight in shining armor,
Prince Charming,
Mr. Right 
Are nonexistent. 

There is no love of my life.

I am not meant to be anyone’s
Girlfriend,
Mistress,
Wife.

Not a
Bachelorette.
Old Maid.
Spinster.
Crone.

But a 
Coven of One.

Alecia Lewis is a poet who has worked her magic on stage, and behind the scenes, for various local
theater groups. She has taken part in open mic nights both in person and virtually. Her works
have been published in Verbatim, Mythulu Magazine, The Underland Review, The Bayou Blues
and Red Clay Poetry Anthology from Local Gems Press, SALT in the Wound Anthology form
the Underland Press and Roots and Ruin anthology from Arcana Poetry Press. She was January
2025’s featured poet in 318 Central digital magazine. She was crowned Poet Laureate in Poetry
AEX’s 2025 scavenger hunt. She is grateful and blessed for all the inspiration, guidance, and
support.