Deathwords, XXI

Sleepy George

George was a narcoleptic—he

Could sleep in any space.

He was not inconvenienced by

His final resting place.

Deathwords, XX

Coke and a (Final) Smile

Eugene, who dealt some coke, I hear,

Was quickly caught and cuffed.

A prison convict pillowed him,

So poor Eugene was snuffed.

Deathwords, XIX

Old Duane and a Slice of Life

Old Duane was a butcher who kept his aim high:

All his meat was organic and local and fresh,

But our poor Old Duane one day fell on his knife,

So Duane sadly traveled the way of all flesh.

Deathwords, XVIII

Ralph’s Final Cough

At the church so near the cliff, Ralph

Uttered such a shocked cough,

He and all the congregation

Suddenly were knocked off.

Deathwords, XVII

The Last Ride of Billy the Kid

And so Billy the Kid, who was deadly and young,

Was adept with a knife and a gun (oh, of course!),

But Pat Garrett shot Billy one night in the back,

So the Kid had no choice but to ride the pale horse.

Deathwords, XVI

The Ace Gambler

The gambler loved his poker games—

But cheating he embraced,

So I was not all all surprised

To hear that he’d been aced. 

Deathwords, XV

 Anna Pest, the Shocking Plumber

Yes, she was (in her age) a great plumber, well known

Far and wide for her wisdom, her skill, and her brain.

Electricity got her—a wire in the wet—

And the plumber—poor woman—then circled the drain.