Pagan Poems
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To be a Witch

To be a witch is to:Love and be loved
Know everything, and nothing at all
Move amongst the stars while staying on Earth
Change the world around you, and yourself
Share and give, while receiving all the while
Dance and sing, and hold hands with the universe
Honor the gods, and yourself
BE magick, not just perform it
Be honorable, or nothing at all
Accept others who are not
Know what you feel is right and good
Harm none
Know the ways of old
See beyond the barriers
Follow the moon
Be one with the gods
Study and learn
Be the teacher and the student
Acknowledge the truth
Live with the earth, not just on it
Be truly free
~Author unknown~



WITCHES LAMENT


FOR ALL THOSE WHO DIED...
STRIPPED NAKED, SHAVEN, SCORN,
FOR ALL THOSE WHO SCREAMED IN VAIN TO THE GREAT GODDESSS...
ONLY TO HAVE THEIR TONGUES RIPPED OUT BY THE ROOTS.
FOR ALL THOSE WHO WERE PRICKED, RACKED, AND BROKEN ON THE WHEEL
FOR THE SINS OF THEIR INQUISITORS.
FOR ALL THOSE WHO'S BEAUTY DRIVED THEIR TORTURERS TO FURY;
AND FOR THOSE WHO'S UGLINESS DID THE SAME.
FOR ALL THOSE WHO WERE NEITHER UGLY NOR BEAUTIFUL,
BUT ONLY WOMEN WHO WOULD NOT SUBMIT.
FOR ALL THOSE QUICK FINGERS BROKEN IN THE VICE.
FOR ALL THOSE SOFT ARMS PULLED FROM THE SOCKETS.
FOR ALL THOSE BUDDING BREASTS RIPPED WITH HOT PINCHERS.
FOR ALL THOSE MIDWIFES KILLED MERELY FOR DELIVERING MAN INTO AN IMPERFECT WORLD.
FOR ALL THOSE WITCH WOMEN, MY SISTERS,
WHO BREATHED FREER AS THE FLAMES TOOK THEM,
KNOWING AS THEY SHED THEIR FEMALE BODIES
THAT DEATH ALONE WOULD CLEANSE THEM OF THE SIN OF WHICH THEY DIED...
THE SIN OF BEING BORN A WOMAN WHO IS MORE THAN THE SUM OF HER PARTS.
--ANONYMOUS 16TH CENTURY

"Never again, the burning times"

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