ABC

A is for Arsenic someone thought fun

To include in the icing on top of a bun.

B is for bats that swoop out of the air

And squeaking inaudibly catch in one’s hair.

C is for cord of a moderate length,

To hang oneself from it requires no great strength.

D,E,F,G,H,I.

K is for Kris with a blade that is wavy,

One wonders why somebody smeared it with gravy.

L’s for a letter that lay in a trunk,

Its contents explain how the dinghy was sunk.

M is for madhouse where is confined

A lady whose friends say she’s out of her mind.

NOP.

Q is for quilt wrapped around a dead torso,

A sick-making sight could hardly be more so.

R is for Ray’s wicked invention,

Dissolves at a distance the parts you don’t mention.

S is for suicide so it would seem,

But then who was it uttered that unfinished scream.

T,U,V,W,X.

Y is for yonder where something is lying,

Which proves, seen close, to be somebody dying.

Z is for zero, the hour of doom,

It will strike any minute but no-one knows whom.