…’destination, Hell’

Here is something you don’t know about me
I am a witch, gifted with magic and spells not all of which
(no pun intended)
should ever be cast, without great care
I come from a long line of witches dating back to the burning days
and through the centuries I have perfected my craft
spells of light, spells of dark and spells that are never spoken about
those dastardly, wicked incantations
that we witches whisper in the dark
the fables say that we convene under the light of the moon
this is so far away from reality
but whatever, human , what you don’t know, won’t hurt you
but I can tell you, we love a good fire
and the wonderful scent, of brimstone
we love to dance with the Devil whenever he has the chance to play
for like him, we can revel in the flames
which are literally our creation
and walk away without scars unbeknownst
to those wicked torturous lunatics self absorbed and uneducated
from those terrible times of yore
we gather together under cover of darkness
to use our gifts for good
a concept I suppose, that is easily misunderstood
if you are an arrogant fool
for we of the witches coven, chant in the witching hour
(as witches do)
seeking lost and broken souls, whose wishes we might grant
for we modern day witches have pure hearts
and although you no longer burn us in the flames
you now ridicule our craft and the many gifts we possess
you endlessly berate, in tones of hate
all the things that you never try to understand
but that is expected
centuries come and centuries go and persecution runs in your veins
so go ahead and have your fun
but mark my words, we witches will ever be sweeping the sky
riding our mythical broomsticks
searching for humans and other creatures
that need the blessing of our spells
and know that your names are already marked ‘destination, Hell’
© Ann Bagnall