Halloween- I Put a Spell on You...
Updated: Feb 1

The Witches' Song

Gaze in the cauldron
Listen to what my sisters say
We will give you truth
What you hear is not our concern
Come to my island
I’ll reveal your deepest nature
Sometimes I’m twisted and bent
Because it’s easier for you to understand
When I crown myself
Is it too bright for you to bear?

Sometimes the young girl runs away from me
Because they only taught her to fear
Sometimes I scare her
Because I forget we are one and the same
I’m the villain in the story
When I want to be left alone
I’m the villain in the story
When my goals are too lofty
I terrify them when they realize
The source of my power is outside their control.

They look for my marks
Hair, warts, age, animals
They tried to destroy me
With water, with fire, with their gods
They can’t see my marks
Home, medicine, birth, death
They can’t destroy me
I am not tied to them and I am greater than myself

My magic is completely independent
From anyone else
My hex hurts no one
Until you cast me out or try to control me
My spell is from the earth
And older than history
My beauty is beyond limits
A shape that is ever changing and eternal
My style is bold and intoxicating
(Everyone wants those ruby slippers)
My knowledge is ancient and new
Passed down and rediscovered

Both the stars and the shadows
Know my name
I’ll visit the moon
On a broom, or a mortar, or a pair of wings
I am the keeper
Of secrets and little things
By the pricking of my thumbs
Something wicked this way comes
