As witches chant and cigarettes burn I wait, patient, for my turn I do not want what I have got, But I sure do have a lot Witches chant and have their fun As I bake below the pressing sun
Pebbles and dirt, Worms and sprouts I open my mouth And nothing comes out
While witches pant I've come to learn That I will die before my turn Nothing's promised except for stones, Twisted sticks, and dusted bones Now witches rest, while I ignite The wasted pages of my life
Cinders and earth, Ashes and teeth It sometimes is better To simply not speak
Witches gather their things to leave And now I'm sure I'll become these leaves What gets said between oak and fern? If woods could talk would I ever learn? The witches have gone, tho I have not What's left of me now, just flesh to rot
So hard to stand So soft, this seat I can feel the forest upon me