Siete de Caballero de Espadas / Knight of Swords

Susan Matthews

Acrylic on paper

5.5 x 9.5 inches

$200

Winged & Sometimes Blinding Light

My animus is riding air—

I’m wearing my best dress

of metal doors & alchemy.

My animus is writing heir—

poetry like mercury

drinks it like air.

I live for the moment

driven and solitaire.

Someday stone & alone

there may be regrets

on my blade.

Poem by MK Chavez