when witch hunting was common practice
anything and everything became a sign
smart?
witch.
argumentative?
witch.
single?
witch.
promiscuous?
witch.
and it feels like we're back there today
the public eye hunting out those women who don't quite fit
queer?
witch.
feminist?
witch.
masculine?
witch.
hurting?
witch.
well, if i'm a witch,
burn me at the stake
let my smoke spiral and spread
testifying to my innocence through its stench
if i'm a witch
execute me at the altar
turn my life into a bedtime story
told to guide children to the right path
if i'm a witch
leave my body to rot beneath the trees
while my bones become home to moss and bugs
claimed by a much kinder community
maybe i am a witch
casting spells through my stanzas
performing rituals out of my words
i never wanted to fit into society's standards anyway