That Voodoo That You Do

Hell itself may be contained within the compass of a spark. - Thoreau

with her gris-gris doll

i thought i'd seen it all

chanting to dark nothingness

sacrificing animals

dancing with fire

sticking with pins

she knew all the outs and ins

stirring magic potions

chanting prayers to the night sky

never explaining why

having a ball

things you won't see at the local mall

always heeding the twisted call

conjuring dark spirits in a heavy freefall

Author's Note

"All genuine goodness is original and as free from cant and tradition as the air."- Thoreau

Reviews

[Gee]

Not quite voodoo but I know folk who visit clairvoyants, are ripped off of their hard earned cash to hear things I could tell them for nowt. Strange now loss, grief affects some folk, even the most sensible!!
Enjoyed the read Pete.
Hope you are well.

[Pete]

creepy and concerning. yes. everyone is searching for answers - many in the wrong places. desperation causes desperate actions.

[G]

Remember that angel on one shoulder, the devil on the other, sweet Pete.

Love the Black Sabbath you picked!

[Pete]

we always have a choice now don't we? that stuff is disturbing.

[G]

Listen. Ain't NO doll or spirit, NOTHING is stronger than CHRIST. I say Jesus to myself just to keep the devil away from ME...lol. The Bible says Demons FLEE at his name.

[Pete]

... amen.

[Poetic Beauty]

There are some things that aught not be messed with…
Stay away from witchy voodoo ladies. They will cast a spell on you or may even hex you.

[Pete]

fiction for me thank god. would never have anything to do with that twisted, sinister, weirdo stuff.

[Poetic Beauty]

I have friends who are witchy in nature. None are into voodoo though. There is something about that; that gives me the shivers

[Pete]

you and me both. probably wrote this from listening to the song.

[Pete]

... witchy or bitchy?

[Poetic Beauty]

That would be my guess as well.