Inspired By Annabel Sheila’s Poem ‘Entity’
And By My Wife’s Most Recent Nightmare
‘Bruja’ is The Spanish Word for Witch
My spouse was born in a small town
In the middle of nowhere New Mexico
She says that a Bruja lived out on a mesa
And this Bruja, was hundreds of year old
When she would go out walking on those mesas
She would often spot old Bruja, calling out to her
And Bruja would always attempt to give her an apple
She always declined, believing Bruja’s fruit was cursed
And although these encounters occurred many years ago
She says that old Bruja still often visits her in her dreams
Last night, she had another terrible nightmare about Bruja
I had to wake her, as she tossed, and turned, and screamed
“She was sitting right here on our bed, and she smiled,
As she kept trying to give me some of her old fruit to eat!”
After I calmed her down, and she tried to forget the dream
As I let the dogs out back, I found a curious apple at my feet
I immediately wondered if one of my dogs had dropped it here
Or if one of the neighborhood kids had tossed it into our yard
I quickly threw it into the trash, and I didn’t tell my wife about it
She had fallen asleep again, as I now stood pondering, in the dark
Throughout the Southwest, there are countless stories about Brujas
In other areas of the world, they are usually called Witches or Hags
They bring vivid nightmares by perching on a sleeping person’s chest
Causing the person to feel like they can’t breathe, as they begin to gag
©October 2011, Mr. Ed
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(((HUGS))) and much love, your friend in Texas, Karen Lynn. :D
if you don't mind, keep la bruja
over there and well away from here;
but we do have our share of witches
and witch tales here, too.
Timely chilling write.
John
:) Janna
Blessings,
Christine
Newfie Hugs, Rose
Anna
Thank you Sir, well done, Dick