goety; noun: black magic or witchcraftin which
the assistance of evil spirits is invoked. 

My mother’s killer was beautiful:
large, irrefutable jasper eyes
that seemed to glow from within, 
olive skin adorned with moles,
curling hazel hair that barely fell 
past the shell of her ears; 
her smile was goetic, 
holding me in place—even while
my mother lay at my
feet in a spray of crimson.
Glossy eyed. 
Spiritless. 
Dead.