They slaughtered the butler,
and strangled the maid.
Then they made sure
every footman was slayed.
The tweeny was next,
despatched with an axe.
A cosh killed the cook
with twenty-two whacks.
His Lordship was next:
a push down the stairs.
Her Ladyship hanged
in the window upstairs.
Cops broke down the door.
Was this scene from a thriller?
Then they spotted the cornflakes.
A cereal killer.
© 2018 by Marilyn Todd