You say your religion is the better
That your one God is almighty, allpowerful
You say I worship the devil
That anyone who goes against God
Goes against themselves
It's not true; it's all a lie
What I'm feeling inside, I'm trying to explain
The Lady I love, as I do the Lord
Why can't you understand
That it's all well and good?
Give evil a name
You give it power
Yes, it's "An' it harm none
Do what ye will"
Not "Harm all,
Shall ye will"
You point and you scream
And you shudder in fear
To see the silver pentacle
Hanging in a hoop around my ear
I am surprised that you do not embrace
The idea of religious tolerance
And "do unto others
as you would unto yourself."
In my magick circle, I dance and I twirl
Skyclad in honor of the Lord and Lady
You gasp at my nudity
Claiming I should be ashamed
Of showing my body and being proud
Of what the world has given me
You snicker and giggle when I commune with nature
Saying in hushed whispers,
"Who is she to think
That nature is part of her?
Humans control nature
Not work with it"
I muffle a laugh
Because of your ignorance
Do you really think that
That is tolerance?
I ignore your hushed whispers
I ignore your intolerance
I ignore your ignorance
I am calmy enjoy
The ecstasy of my rituals
Of rising at sunrise
And observing the sun
Of sitting at moonrise
And observing the moon
Of dancing within my candlelit circle
And singing to Isis, Astarte,
Demeter and Kali,
Innana and Brigit,
Diana and Athena
And the Goddess of a Thousand Names
This is my ancient faith
This is my ancient path to the divine
This is my happiness
I will not spoil it with your ignorance
And hate
I will not bother myself
And hide myself away
Because of your fearful eyes
