The words rang ominously in my head:
Autopsy
Airborne
Clear
Rope
Curl
"What's with the acronym and initialism",
asked the Columbo-look-alike mysterious detective
wearing sunglasses, trying to appear cool
"No idea, the letters were carved into his chest
before we brought him in", replied the coroner
What was the cause of death, do you think?
Oh, someone used a rope to hang him
It was really a completely gruesome sight to behold
The coroner, preparing to slice the corpse wide open
and quite looking forward with glee to doing the autopsy
Jumped back in fright as the supposedly dead body
suddenly became airborne, screeching like a banshee
The next day the same body was brought back in
someone had drowned him, but when they lifted
the body onto the table. it twitched
It appeared to be still barely breathing
Grabbing the resuscitating thing-a-ma-jig
the coroner yelled, 'clear' and zapped the corpse
with enough electricity to down a horse
Again, with a yowl, the body upped and ran away
By this time, the coroner, detectives and everyone
began scratching their heads in bafflement and perplexity
They began to take some serious note of the whole situation
Monday...someone hung him
Tuesday...someone drowned him
Wednesday...threw him off a building
Thursday...locked him in a freezer
(The poor kid who found him was so traumatized,
he is prescribed therapy for his entire life)
Friday...someone pulled out his toenails
and suffocated him, poor guy
Saturday...they shot him, missing essential organs
Sunday, they tried to burn him, but
he had just collapsed outside
from the inhalation of the fumes
Twice more he was brought in
and twice more he regained consciousness,
slipped by the many police officers
standing guard by the door, and ran away
you see, by now, everyone was scratching their heads
wondering how a body could survive such an ordeal
The next day they found a for real dead body
near the home of the intended victim
He had been, hung, drowned, locked in a freezer,
his toe nails were pulled out, and he had been suffocated
He had been shot, partially burned, thrown off a building
along with two other mysterious causes of death.
They found a beautiful, but slightly almost dead
Lovely, very large Siamese cat curled up on the sofa
On the wall was written
DAMNED C.A.T. ATE TYRONE
Apparently, Tyrone had been the owner's
vicious little Chihuahua which terrorized the cat.
Ah, now we understand why C.A.T. had been burned
on the chest of the cat, oh, how it must have hurt.
They all wondered how many more lives this cat had
The new owner adopted the cat, never believing the rumors
that a cat ate the dog and killed its owner...preposterous
Until strange things started happening around the house.
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Poppy's prompt
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Novel Allen
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Comments (12)
Very Hitchcock-ian! Well done No!!
Well I was not expecting that novel. Very humorous! I also use to love Colombo as a kid. 😄
First of all, I applaud you for coming up with the concept. That alone is impressive😂 Secondly, my favourite part was 'the resuscitating thing-a-ma-jig.' This was quite the story with quite the twist. Very well done😂
Hahahhahaahhahahaha that cat is my hero!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Ah, Novel!! I am a confirmed cat lover and I love that the cat is in charge in this really creative story!!! Cats rule!
What a read! Loved the aside: 'Thursday...locked him in a freezer (The poor kid who found him was so traumatized, he is prescribed therapy for his entire life)' Very imaginative. I feel sorry for the investigative team too!
What a tale to tell...cat tails. Nine lives. Brilliant
Novel, your wordplay here is beautiful.
Crazy good! A great read, Novel!
This is nuts! Love it.
Part campfire store, part performance piece. Great rhythm to these words and mental images.
What a crazy story, great visuals