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Thursday, February 3, 2022

Miss Marple, a poem by Abhinav Aradhi

 

Miss Marple

Dangerous dame,

Of the quaint mystique,

Steady yourself,

Lest you leak your insights.

 

You don’t know what you saw,

Alright?

It was a friendly little kiss,

Between two upstanding boys.

 

Will you tell on us,

Or will you show almighty mercy?

I suspect you feel accomplished,

For you’ve solved the mystery.

 

You vicious facade,

You’ve got them all fooled.

They think you’re fragile,

When you’re Nemesis herself.

 

Drag me,

Drag me pleading to the altar,

And bash my head against it.

Let my guilt-ridden blood trickle onto holy ground.

 

Let the priest come in,

And laugh at the sight.

Let the whole congregation come in,

And laugh at the sight.

 

Let my former lover,

Come in, incognito,

With his family,
Laughing at the sight.

 

Oh the laughter is worse

Than the dull throb in my head,

From the blow you landed,

Against pristine marble.

 

Oh, make it stop.

Make them stop.

What have I done?

Make them stop.

 

You’ve caused and solved my murder,

Miss Marple.

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