a (hopefully) funny poem for Edward Gorey
A pile of dirt
to hide the bones
or in dark streams:
weight with stones
The clothes are easy
burn them up
poison washed
from plate and cup
Tell callers that
they ne’er arrived
they’ll never spot
the lie contrived
policemen come
with tired query
with no hints or clues
and not one theory
Though one detective
stays and grates
he will soon meet
a similar fate
For I’ve fine-tuned
this skill to kill
if I don’t do it
Someone will