The Salem Witch Trials
I wasn't a witch,
but that's what they said,
I'm a danger to them,
off with my head.
Is it true,
that I deserved to die?
Was I witch?
No, it was a lie.
All I could do was cry
that I wasn't a witch,
but they wouldn't believe me.
I could've screamed, pleaded, begged
but they wouldn't see,
I wasn't a witch,
I won't ever be.
"She's a witch!"
No, I'm not,
But maybe I am.
"She's practicing witchcraft"
No, I'm not,
But maybe I can,
And maybe I will.
If I was as powerful as they accused me of being,
why weren't they fleeing until the accusation?
"Kill me, go ahead, off with my head, but you will all pay!"
I was a witch, yes, and they saw the powers built deep within me.
I was a witch, wasn't I supposed to be?
Yes, they all listened to me,
coo and cackle,
they locked me in shackles,
but they could never control my rage.
I was a witch, wasn't I?
(this isn't very good, but at least I try.)
This poem is about:
Me
Our world