Angel Eyes (A Witche's Tale)

and so    
the man came and told      
the frightened woman      
of her husband's demise      
that soldier      
a true man of honor      
who called her angel eyes      
      
then when he left      
she grabbed a      
white cloth      
dampened it      
a little      
wiped her eyes with it      
and cried out      
to no one      
       
she grabbed up      
the string of beads    
where they lay in  
the wooden box      
she kept it in           
along with her mittens  
and fled the cottage      
running deep into        
the thick forrest while    
choking on her tears      
       
Closing her eyes      
she tried      
to find some words      
to say a prayer      
but instead      
she cursed God      
for he had taken      
the one thing      
from her        
she truly loved      
       
It's because      
I am a witch      
you have taken      
the one person      
I can not live without      
it must be my      
punishment      
why else would you      
take my man      
from me      
when I carry      
his child inside me      
       
she saw the black bear      
from the corner      
of one eye      
and knew it was approaching      
then she cursed        
her maker one last time      
as she felt a claw      
brush her back      
she bit a clenched fist      
as the black bear      
took her down