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Feb. 12th, 2009 12:15 amYeah, I've been nervous. Don't say I'm a nut.
I hear more than you think. Let me explain:
I loved that old guy—not his bankroll!—but
His eyeball creeped me out; so it was plain
I had to kill him. Still, I took it slow—
I watched him sleep, lit by my lantern's light;
But I fucked up—he woke!—the pallid glow
Shone on that horrid eye! His heart, in fright,
Beat audible enough to wake the dead!
Enough to wake the neighbors! So I pounced,
And smothered him beneath the heavy bed.
And when his heart was heard no more, pronounced
Him dead, and buried him beneath the floor—
But just then came a knock upon the door...
I hear more than you think. Let me explain:
I loved that old guy—not his bankroll!—but
His eyeball creeped me out; so it was plain
I had to kill him. Still, I took it slow—
I watched him sleep, lit by my lantern's light;
But I fucked up—he woke!—the pallid glow
Shone on that horrid eye! His heart, in fright,
Beat audible enough to wake the dead!
Enough to wake the neighbors! So I pounced,
And smothered him beneath the heavy bed.
And when his heart was heard no more, pronounced
Him dead, and buried him beneath the floor—
But just then came a knock upon the door...
