Witch Trails

I confessed that I was a witch in Salem Massachusetts, during the Salem Witch Trails. Since I confessed, I was able to live on. There were sixteen of us and I was the only one who confessed. I wondered why I was the only one lived. The others didn’t and they were hung. Was it because I confessed? If I confessed I was a witch, I should die too if they say I was a problem, or perhaps my confession, so baffling, so shameful, was actually a way of protecting myself. Is it true, if I really was a witch and I confess, it won’t help my chances would it? I was known as a great person, good and gracious. The very idea of me being a witch is sickening, even offensive. If I get accused, do you think they could be right? I learned during this experience is the how chaotic life was back then, the United States weren’t a country yet, so they really had no freedom to do anything. I think it’s still like that today. We being Americans like to join the band wagon and not be the weird person we all look down on. I think we should let people believe what they want to believe. The Salam people needed to leave the “witches” alone and let them live their lives. I understand why they also killed them; they were causing problems in Salem. I think this wouldn’t be that big of a deal now because religion isn’t as serious as it is these days. We have to freedom to what we want to worship as long as we don’t disturb the peace.