Many people want to find magic,
like a new car or computer,
want to put magic to work
making more money or keeping
them young and immortal.
These are the same things
people have always wanted
which is how magic grew
into capitalism with magic symbols
printed on every dollar.
If only someone would find
a new use for this old technology —
would magic become magical again?
Poems are used by permission from Out of the Blank (Coffee House Press, 2025). Copyright © 2025 by Elaine Equi. All rights reserved.