Three poems by Emily Zarevich: I can be a witch, Green eyes, and Small change

I Can Be a Witch

I can be a witch. I can do it too. 

I can lead wannabee kings to their doom

with prophecies. I see their weaknesses.

I know what they want to hear.

I’ll post them online in our

convenient age and meet up

with my girlfriends in the rain.

I can twist truth with riddles

and sell them off at a reduced price.

I have a cauldron, and forbidden

knowledge, and my own

space to work under the cover of night.

I see your face, your condescending little smirk.

Do you think I’m joking, speaking lightly?

I can be a witch, you know. Don’t you dare doubt me.

Green Eyes

I only wanted green fields. Green ice cream.

A row of green lights on the road to replenishment.

If I wanted a rude, decadent pair of green eyes

begging from me, forever seeking me out,

I would have loved

cats, only cats. Never you.

I would have liked you better if your eyes were blue.

Small Change

A jar full of small change.

A beacon of hope or a petty well

to stick a come-hither hand into when a longing sets in.

You were saving those coins? Well, that’s too bad.

Your dearest best buddies are enjoying themselves

at your expense.

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Emily Zarevich lives in Burlington, Ontario. She attended Wilfrid Laurier University, where she studied English literature, and went on to Humber College where she studied TESL/TEFL (Teaching English as a Second Language). She used to write creative pieces for her school’s arts magazine Blueprint and now writes for fun. 

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