Wise women
have always been feared
their wisdom reviled or discredited
their ‘unconmentional’ ways
seen as a threat to good order
And, though retribution may have moved
beyond trials and burnings,
witch hunts are still alive and well
They are just more subtly disguised…
Presented as ‘concerns for welfare’,
exclusions ‘for our own good’.
Executed as persistent attempts to keep us in our own lane
and dampen down the exuberance and creativity
of which we stand accused.
In this witching season
may we look out for one another
May we pay heed to the signs,
call out the hypocrisy
and whip up a storm of resistance -
linking arms as we keep the sparkle polished
garnering the power of our ancestors -
all those wise women who have gone before.
May we persist in disrupting the ordinary
with our shocking impropriety
and propensity for mischief
confounding those who consistently underestimate our power.
And may we continue to bring healing and joy
wreaking havoc wherever we go
breathing new life into the spirit of the Cailleach.
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