Hood Witches
City witches sun bathing on barrio rooftops
City witches reading cards among the sirens
City witches finding stillness in constant motion
Hood witches chewing gum
Cooking tostones on a campstove
Hood witches in high-waist jean shorts and lace bandeaus
Hood witches in larimar and rainbow hematite
Hood witches with pyrite and jade souls
Hood witches with black cats prowling fifth floor walk-ups
Hood witches tuning out
whistles, cat calls, boy brawls against red brick
Hood witches taking up space
Brujas feeding light into
larimar throat
jade heart
tiger eye root
Brujas letting it all roll of their backs
Strong enough to carry it
Too self-loving to bother.