Her eyes dug holes

in the back of their heads

Her step frightened those around her

in an odd way in which no one knew

She was an unpleasant soul

But misunderstood

A girl with feelings too

But something shook our cores

She was smart for a girl

and quiet for a woman

I had never seen such beauty

Nor had I ever been so unsettled

She cared for those who listened

teling tales

yelling fables

She held the children tight

and tucked them in at night

she gave every last dollar

that she ever earned

Her hair burned fiery red

Her eyes glowed emerald green

Her teeth were pearly white

Her face dotted with freckles

She read

She wrote

She sang

She danced

She was a woman

But no one cared

for they were scared

so they set her alight

but she did not fright

As the flames crawled up her arms

she remaind unscathed

as she turnes to the crowd and said

“ Dont you know that witches never burn”

…

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