Because to Live I Must

Member since 2004 · Posted 5 Jul 2005 · 5 comments

Father do not forgive me Because to live I must sin This story is quite lengthy With the main points I will begin You may have confirmed my words But you can never have my heart Youâre devoted to your precious god Our beliefs are worlds apart The part I always play Is just a thick faÃ§ade to the truth I have chosen my own path One in which you will not approve On this the day of Sunday In which I was confirmed I am in the state of mortal sin At least to what you have learned Alone at night I cast my spells I do not pray to your Jesus Christ My heart lies with the old ways But my family would never see it right Because to live I must hide Or be faced with the desertion I must remain a Closet Witch Until I have the courage to pull back the curtain

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[1] Bankrupt_Word_Clerk 5-Jul-05/1:53 PM Reply

points for the laugh. what the witch in your poem is really saying is that she/he doesn't really believe in the old ways...or else the curtain would already be pulled away (such is the case with true believers).

[n/a] TLRufener › Bankrupt_Word_Clerk 5-Jul-05/2:49 PM Reply

The Witch is hiding from her family. She is a closet Witch. The reference to the curtain is her revealing her true beliefs to her family and friends.

[5] wilco 5-Jul-05/8:06 PM Reply

I think you're giving too much away here. I'd shorten it and make it more abstract.

[4] Bluemonkey 6-Jul-05/8:14 AM Reply

A trip to Salem, you must take.

[3] Lenore 6-Jul-05/8:49 AM Reply

All the words melt together in an unappealing stew of a novice Witchâs brew.