there's an old lady
whose not old at all
she lives across from me
they say she's a witch
and as cruel as they come
but if you saw her scowl
it's engraved with regrets
love written in chapters
with one too many cliches
broken hearts with stitches
rotten lies from long ago
yet the kids still tell themselves
"there's a witch across the road"
no one is more afraid of her
than herself
