The Johnson Cottage Shackled Spirits

voices of ghosts

The Johnson Cottage Shackled Spirits 

May 4, 20018, we are heading north

to a small farming community 

on the outskirts of Springville 

we received a phone call about a

possible haunted Bed and Breakfast  Hotel

to be exact the only one in town,

family owned & operated since the early 1800's

established by John & Catherine Johnson 

the Johnson Cottage is a very popular 

vacation destination for couples wanting to retreat from the daily rat race of the city 

with a well earned reputation & attention to detail 

it was all good, until the dead body of Marietta Creel was found in room 6

earlier this same year, apparently autopsy revealed an "undetermined cause of death "

for which the Cottage has undergone 

heavy duty litigation, but not only that,

the employees began reporting strange happenings 

in room 6, even prior  to Marietta's death

like strong smells emanating from the room 

weird sounds & a general heaviness  when entering  the room for daily maintenance 

hearsay goes its "devil possessed" 'others think its the ghosts of the late Johnsons 

nonetheless, nearing the conclusion of our investigation 

we did discover the Cottage used to be a slave plantation in its early prime 

it's alleged Mr.Johnson had killed several of the men, in an attempt to cover his affairs with the "women of color"

we couldn't pick up on any "real devil'

what we did find was a gruesome history of what still goes on in our global societies 

prejudices, racism & violations to our inherent human rights 

these are the never ending demons that haunt small minds 

Voices of Ghosts 

 

  • Author: voices of ghosts (Offline Offline)
  • Published: April 3rd, 2022 13:44
  • Comment from author about the poem: Some things never change, they just resurface to work towards an actual redemption by Voices of Ghosts
  • Category: Short story
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Comments2

  • Dahlia

    nice, sometimes the worse devils are those disguised in human form,well done
    Dahlia

    • voices of ghosts

      Thanks again Dahlia by the way you have a beautiful name

    • Crowns4Christ

      Great job, reminds me of ghost hunters and ghost adventures,two shows that I used to watch all the time, the evidence was uncanny



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