The Three Witches

People from Salem are still frightened by

The events of the nineteenth of July.

Even though they took place a while ago,

The impact lasts and continues to grow.

 

The legend tells the tale of three witches,

Who were fooled by men who took their riches.

Since then, they vowed to avenge this deceit;

They would make all men pay and face defeat.

 

They began luring many blameless men,

And taking them to the same little glen.

As soon as the men felt pleasure and glee,

The witches murdered them mercilessly.

 

This continued for an entire decade,

But the witches grew bored of their charade.

They created a rather cruel plan;

They would capture and then ignite a man.

 

On the nineteenth of July late at night,

The witches performed their pernicious rite.

They abducted the first man that they found,

And gathered all the people from their town.

 

They tied this innocent man to a post,

And surrounded him with wood for his roast.

The people watched them with genuine fear;

They all knew this man's adverse end was near.

 

The witches held hands with concentration,

As they uttered a dark incantation.

The body of the man began to burn,

And people fled, not knowing where to turn.

 

That night they all heard the witches' laughter,

Which they heard every night ever after.

Without a trace, the witches disappeared,

And where they went to was never revealed.

 

However, people in other places

Claimed to have witnessed similar cases.

All attempts to find the witches had failed,

And the endless terror they caused prevailed. 

Author's Note

I just changed a few little things.

Reviews

[elvenom]

I like this creepy atmosphere. I was looking for something extraordinary and here I found it! Great job!

[Alegre]

Thank you so much!