Petronilla

from Witch's Mixtape by John Dingo

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Gather herbs and place them on my pyre
Rosemary and lilies all afire
Clever cats and warty toads
Sable ravens, wooly goats
Add their august voices to the choir

And I'll not wait, but you should listen
Above the roaring flame
I held my tongue until it was stolen
And twisted to ash on my teeth

Dance on down the trail to the crossroads
And praise the spirits in their green abodes
Slap nettles to your skin and bleed
Into the grass and dust and weeds
Sate your greed with nature's dark bestowal

And I'll not wait, but you should listen
Above the whistling breeze
I wept for mercy and watched the horizon
For sails that failed to appear

Appeal and plead to the hearts of the soulless
Confess to all their lies and rattle, restless
With your chains and absent mistress
Pulling taut and growing distant
Breathe in until they feed you to the skies

And I'll not wait, but you should listen
Above the crackling coals
With dew on the trees all a-glisten
And sun shining bright on my bones

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from Witch's Mixtape, released March 24, 2020
Art by Noah Brown

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John Dingo Williamsburg, Iowa

John Dingo is the musical alter-ego of S.P. Burnham.

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