A is for Asphyxiation
When all you need is air
B is for Beheading
Say, how’s the view from there?
C is for Crucifixion
Yes, nailed upon a cross
D is for Dismemberment
Your limbs get plumb torn off
E is for Electrocution
A zappy way to go
F is for Firing Squad
Riddled through with holes
G is for Garrotting
A wire through the neck
H is for Hanging
Thirteen knots is best
I is for Impaling
Through the heart, you’re to blame
J is for Japanese Encephalitis
Asian problems with the brain
K is for Keelhauling
Not a pleasant way to cruise
L is for Lockjaw
With rusty nails you always lose
M is for Malaria
Don’t forget to drink your DEET
N is for Necrosis
Rotting flesh is not that neat
O is for Obesity
Must be hauled out by a truck
P is for Poisoning
You drank that? Of all the luck
Q is for Quartering
Pulled to pieces under blue skies
R is for Rabies
From when the bat flew in your eye
S is for Stoning
Body pummeled by short sharp shots
T is for Typhoid
Poop-tainted water -> rose-colored spots
U is for Uritis
You should’ve gone to the loo
V is for Venom
From the viper that just bit you
W is for Wandering Spleen
That goes in all directions
X is for X-linked severe combined immunodeficiency
So you cannot fight infection
Y is for Yersinia pestis
Though we know it as Bubonic
Z is for Zygomycosis
A common fungus that goes chronic
Now you know your ABCs
Your time is short, so live with glee!
B for beheading is hilarious. Thanks for sharing!
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Thanks and stay alive as long as you can!
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Planning on it! You too 😉
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I am trying!
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Very creative
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Very unique take on the ABC’S, loved it!
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Thanks so much! Happy New Years!
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Your welcome, Happy New Years to you 2!
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Ba da ba ba baa…I’m lovin’ it.
Reminds me a little of The Gashlycrumb Tinies by Edward Gorey. Happy New Year to ya.
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Happy New Year!
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My Pal Jason over at Devious Bloggery knows how to entertain. Don’t forget to review your ABC’s, everyone…
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Dude! I fucken! love this poem. Clever! ABC’S of our death and our ways of re-learning who we are as human beings. Love it! so much.
I miss reading you Jason. I am back my friend and ready to rule the virtual world again. 🙂
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How’s the chapbook coming?
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It’s going well my friend. 🙂 I will post update on it soon. 🙂
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Gruesome and great!
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