The Witch Who Lives Here

But the old witch shows up, doesn't she. She arrives, with a short, respectful bow, eyeing her wary hosts. She knows better than to wait for an invitation that will never come.
 
She arrives, the 13th guest, bringing an uncomfortable blessing. She brings an unsettling gift. As the old wise woman, she brings the awareness of death to the baptism: she whispers in the young child's ears messages full of power and uncomfortable grace.
 
She doesn't cause death, she is simply comfortable with it. Because she is no longer afraid of death - or life, she delivers the clear message of destiny.
 
The 13th guest is a gift, but not everyone sees it that way.

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(an homage to Shel Silverstein)

Aye.

A witch does live here.

Her house lives in whispers and her heart in the dark.

Be wary children.

Her dog does more than bark.

A witch does live here.

Her eyes burn hard and her fires harder.

Be wary young innocents.

Her gaze does harden.

A witch does rightly live here.

And it’s a deep darkness that she brings.

To those who believe in magic

Moonlight and other lovers' things

Aye.

A witch does live here

But I don’t think it’s fair.

Just to be a women who cried her last tear

And didn’t want to wash her hair.

That witch who now lives here

She once made someone’s heart beat.

She was a fool for his love.

He fell at her feet.

Aye the witch may now live here

But, please recall, it wasn’t always so.

He once kissed her in a rainstorm.

She once kissed each of his toes.

Children, a witch does live here

But don’t throw rocks at her home

He already broke each dusty window

Left a pile of broken bones

Yes. A witchedly wretched witch does live here

But she never wanted to

Still he built her this haunted home

So she’ll live here till she’s through

It’s just a witch that lives here

So while children shall beware

It’s not her you should be scared of

Just her fate that you could share.