Topical battle verse
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Topic: Serial killer
STRANGE FRUIT BURNING
I will never forget the crackling sound that old vinyl made
It reminded me of firewood battling a slow burning flame
As the needle raked ... deep in between its groves
And Billie Holiday ... sang meaning to the Blues
"Blood on the leaves and blood on the root"
She so elegantly cooed; while the music played
And echoed thru the room, I could smell a trace
Of a beautiful perfume and in a subtle way
It reminded me of Sue: this gentle runway
Circa 1992
I took her to the movies on a chilly Tuesday afternoon
'A River Runs Through It' was the film we went to view
... A beauty in full bloom with a baby in the womb ...
... At the age of 18 she had a bosom like balloons ...
Same as ladies in saloons; tho the graceful way she moved
You'd mistake her for a muse ... she was radiant as Luna
With a face to wake the Moon! Could not wait to taste her fruit
So I strung her from a noose then watched her struggle & turn blue
Until the air escaped her lungs and she just dangled in the nude!
"There's a rapist on the loose and he strangled Mary Sue!"
Exclaimed the papers and the news
But I was half across the nation when their station got a clue
Tho the strangest twist of faith now finds me chained with no escape
Cos the baby in her womb had survived without a scrape
And for 25 years she fantasized about the day
That our destinies would meet and she could see me face-to-face
"Its been 2 decades in the making let's enjoy this fatal date!
From the "Cradle To The Grave" takes new meaning in this case.
See I traced your every play and every murder that you made,
I learned your motives and your ways, until you surfaced in L.A.
Where I met you at a bar and spiked your bourbon with nightshade.
I would urge you say a prayer but its purpose would be vain..."
Were the last words I heard before she burnt me in a blaze!
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Edit: twist of *fate*
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