Monday, December 26, 2022

the fruitcake murder

it was the first recorded
murder
of this Christmas.
a woman
hit her husband in the head
with a
loaf of fruitcake
a gift he thought
would please her,
because
of the cherries
and other assorted fruits,
like jewels
embedded within
the thick
inedible brick
of sugar and flour,
and other mysterious
ingredients.
he chose that for her
special Christmas gift
instead of the diamond
necklace
she showed him
online, nine weeks ago.

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