Little Witch

Does your hatred burn
Or do you merely think
It's your turn
To be a witch
In the lonely power
Of the lonely night
You're just a lonely girl
Looking for another
Hook to hang
Your self image on -
Spouting herbal remedies
Decanting friends in cups of tea
It's just an itch
Little witch.

Your sisters burned at Salem
And though your writings say it was
Hysteria,
The patriarchy held the day -
The truth is very plain to see
Some girls thought they would rather be
A witch
Than pass by all unnoticed.

You merely think
It's your turn
To be a witch
In the lonely power
Of the lonely night
You're just a lonely girl
Looking for another
Hook to hang
Your self image on
It's just an itch.

You want a little recognition -
A stranger's touch
And then a coven
Exchange your book of shadows
For a shadow puppet -
Painting nails and saving face
And hoping for a little space
Be careful you don't
End up a hag -
With those bodies in a bag

You merely think
It's your turn
To be a witch
In the lonely power
Of the lonely night
You're just a lonely girl
Looking for another
Hook to hang
Your self image on
It's just an itch.

But I'll leave a curse behind
Don't test your will and cross the line
If you pretend to serve the night
One day you'll find you've lost the light
And then you'll find your one mistake
Will let me burn you at the stake,