I wanted to write this for a really long time and now I have! In my English 11 class, we're beginning to read The Crucible which makes me a very happy person right now;). Anywho, the poem is about The Salem Witch Trials and The Crucible all together (duh!) and was inspired by Eco of the Falling Rain's poem on fictionpress. The poem is also based on a story for The Salem Witch Trials and Crucible mixed together that I hope to write someday but I wasn't sure where I should put the poem. The poem is told through the eyes of my character Catherine as she is led to the gallows and her final thoughts. Yeah sorry for the big spoiler there! As I have said in the little summary, Life is Beautiful is on fictionpress. Either way, I hope you guys love it.
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Horse hoofs beat on
The soft brown earth
They lead this little wagon
That leads my companions and I
To our appointment with Death
How, Dear Lord did this happen?
I was a good woman and friend
I led a good and wonderful life
Oh! How blessed was I
How then, Dear Lord did this happen?
We come closer to the gallows
Closer to the dreaded gallows
And the enraged people
WITCH!
They shout
WITCH!
Why do they say such things?
I softly cry
I was a good woman and friend
I led a good and wonderful life
Oh! How blessed was I
I'll tell you why
I did it for them
My two friends
Vivacious and willy Kassandra
Who stands with me now
Sweet and quiet Lucy
Who stands crying in the crowd
With her husband and babe
Two of the true witches of Salem
When Abigail Williams
The whore, the liar, the accuser
Stood in court with her followers
And dared accuse my friends
I defended them
Lied in front of those vultures
That they were not witches
And that the true witch
Was the accuser herself
But the lying Delilah
Would have her revenge upon me
As when tomorrow came
She will begin writhing in pain as her charade
And shouts to the heavens,
"I saw Goody Browning with the Devil!"
How I casted a curse upon her in spite
WITCH!
Because of my sharp silver tongue
I am dying for them
Because of my loyalty and love for them
I am willing to die for them
If I could make that choice again
My ultimatum would not change
But oh! Loyal and foolish Kassie
Because she loved me best
Confessed of her true nature
Condemning herself to her fate
WITCH!
They stop the wagon and take us out
Those who come to watch
They shove us to the gallows as if we're cattle
They divide us in two and three
John Proctor and Rebecca Nurse
Kassandra, Martha Corey, and myself
All us would rather die
Than bow down to our accusers
The screams and shouts become louder and louder
WITCH!
Please make the screams stop
Make the shouts go away
Those who were friends
Those who were acquaintances
Why do you punish us?
Why did you fall to those girl's lies?
Lies that were created to save the skin
Of the true witch and to kill Proctor's wife
WITCH!
I look to the sky
Wondering if God could see this nightmare
Forgive them Lord; forgive them for what is to happen
I look to the crowd
I see my brother, Percy grief-stricken
It was only when Kassandra told him
She loved him when we were in prison
He told her the same
How could fate be so cruel
To take them apart?
We wish him to find happiness
And have his own family
Please be happy for us dear brother
I see my other dear friend
Kind and humble Anne
She found love with the Reverend Hale
But was torn between
That newfound love and friendship
I hope they will be happy
Start their own family and grow old together
Lucy and John
May God be with you
Please leave Salem
So you will not become
The next victims
I scan the crowd once more
I give up trying to find him
Until see I him come through the crowd
My beloved James
It pains me to see you this way
Tears streaking your face
It wasn't supposed to end this way
But it does
But my darling, my life, my love
This is my wish for you
Forget me and leave
Find someone to love and marry
Have children and see them
Go off, marry, and be with them
And your grandchildren
And when it's time for you to go
Know I will be there
Do not be sad my love
Go and be happy
For I know
We shall be together again
WITCH!
They put the ropes
Around our necks
They ask for our last words.
All I could say is this,
"Life is beautiful."
WITCH!
I am innocent
I am willing to die for my friends
To protect them
So they would live
As my life flashes before my eyes
I see four little girls
I see four little friends
Running thorugh a golden field
On a warm summer's day
They are happy
They are laughing
They are free
In their childhood innocence
SWOOSH!
SNAP!
How, Dear Lord did this happen?
I was a good woman and friend
I led a good and wonderful life
Oh! How blessed was I
I hope you guys liked it and plz review!