It seems to me
when I’m out and about
that crowds are getting smaller
when the chit-chats are heard less and less
and the kids run away with no spoon
It surprises me
when grannies roll away
when neighbors are not in want of anything
when bullies decide to bully each other
when the postman never rings even once, ever
It startles me
when buses and trains don’t run during peak hours
when twenty-three-hour restaurants are closed
when the local hospital is out of town
when I dial 911, I hear a recording, “The number you’ve dialed has never been in service!”
It stuns me
when my family doesn’t know me
when my spouse ain’t heard of me, giving me the ringless finger
when I knock on my neighbor’s door, they knock me out
when I go to the confessional, there’s a recording from a local law firm giving me legal advice
It shocks me
when my best friend became my worst enemy
when my worst enemy became friends with Hannibal Lecter
when I pray to heaven, the bible falls on the floor
and when I said, “What the hell was that!”, there was a knock at the door.
Atilla was a Huney and Goliath too ~ when compared to you
Hitler was a madman, evil at his core ~ a creature to abhor
Empowering Iraq was Saddam Hussein ~ the tyrant was insane
Himmler was responsible for the Holocaust ~ lives of Jews were lost
Bin Laden's al-Qaeda attacked the Towers ~ vile misuse of powers
Manson created a cult ~ celebrity murders were the result
Ted Bundy: serial killer filled with wrath ~ a charming psychopath
Jack the Ripper murdered prostitutes ~ took their sex organs, not their boots
Jeffrey Dahmer was a cannibal ~ creepy like Lecter, Hannibal
Berkowitz, Son of Sam ~ used a .44 caliber... bam bam bam
Chucky took souls as a killer clown ~ no one is safe when he's around
She’s so sweet,
I’m all I’m up in her nectar,
I eat up like Mr. Lecter.
Should I call or should I text her?
Next week she’s still running through my mind.
I guess possessed,
I wanna possess call her mine.
Chiropractor on speed dial I tend to break spines.
You have a spell over me love potion number nine.
Excuse me miss this ain’t my first time,
Fresh to death, birthed inside a hurst why?
Do I even bother confessing to these love crimes.
Society came at you in waves
Then locked you in a rusty cage
So don't be surprised if I hang a sign
that says don't come too close; I BITE
Hannibal Lecter
remains for so many a most ghoulish specter
eat out at your peril
already he's asked you confirm you are sterile.
Strolling up the chapel isle, each one looking like a jewel
Everyone saying of the bride, ‘Ooooh she looks so beautiful’
Stopping before the preacher, he leads them through the vows
Not noticing the bride having a funny twitch across her brow
At the moment of ‘I do’, hopping like a raving kangaroo
She sinks her teeth into his skull, crimson red begins to spew
Like a tasty watermelon, her face completely blood stained
She looks directly into the camera and roars the word, “Brains!!!”
The audience giggles in horror, the popcorn losing its fun
Even Hannibal Lecter chuckles, ‘they got me on that one’
Just another zombie movie you can see at any mall
You laugh it off, slow your heart, and try to remain calm
You think you want this person, to be husband and wife
But once you put that ring on, you may be stuck for life
So if s/he begins to watch you with a twinkle and a drool
You’ve got about twenty eight days to have it all annulled
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