VISUAL PROMPT
by Annie Spratt @ Unsplash

Drawing from typical tropes of supernatural or ghost stories, create a short story set in an old manor house.
Haunting
I walk around this house like a ghost trapped in purgatory
I am unknown by many and seen by few
Do I do this for the lore or glory?
Or do I wish them to know what no one knew?
My name…
It’s been forsaken as years go on
I’ve chosen a life of fight not fawn
And though no one tells my story the same
I need everyone to see I was not just my families pawn.
I am a person, I know feelings and emotions
I am not the cause of disasters nor do I seek devotion
I seek peace far beyond what life seeks of the ocean
Yet, I will protect myself from any negative notions
And will do so in one graceful motion
Travel to the past to find what I seek
You will find a child, some portray them as meek
When truth bares witness, you will see merely a peak
Of what others would deem a home, broken and bleak
Somehow I made it out but not unscathed
And some of their sins I cannot wash away
But I promised myself on that day
I would never bow to them again, despite all the pain
I stand with those who love me and speak of me proudly
For I was innocent and they were wrong
Until truth comes out, I will haunt them loudly
And make sure my presence in their head remains strong