More Weight- A Salem Witch Trials Poem About Giles Corey

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Description:
"Giles Corey (also spelled Cory or Coree, c. 1611 " 19 September 1692) was a prosperous farmer and full member of the church in early colonial America who died under judicial torture during the Salem witch trials. Corey refused to enter a plea, and was crushed to death by stone weights in an attempt to force him to do so. In April of 1692, he was accused by Ann Putnam, Jr., Mercy Lewis, and Abigail Williams of witchcraft. Ann Putnam Jr claimed that on April 13, the specter of Giles Corey visited her and asked her to write in the Devil's book. Later, Putnam also claimed that a ghost appeared before her to announce that it had been murdered by Corey. Other girls were to describe Corey as "a dreadful wizard" and recount stories of assaults by his specter."
~from Wikipedia


More Weight

October 29th, 2013 8:36:51 PM

Literature / Poetry / Horror / Traditional Fixed Forms

I linger in regretful pose,
The dust of treachery gathered in my palms.
We are at a crossroads of broken lies
Pinned to my heart with a headless rose.

Make me regret, repent, relent--
But there is no rest, no penance for glory.
There is an excruciating glaze of lust
But my grief has all been spent.

Do not leave me alone.
I am ticking away seconds by the aeon
Time means nothing (save for eternity)
And I am pressed beneath stones.


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For more information on Giles Corey visit the website I have provided here below:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giles_Corey_%28Salem_witch_trials%29