The Art of Poisoning - Creature Feature

Please allow me to intervene

With a warning most frightening

At any moment you just may be

A hapless victim of poisoning

Arsenic at your picnic

Strychnine in your red wine

You might ingest unknowingly

Something strange in your coffee

At any moment there just may be

A dash of venom in your cup of tea

Hemlock at your potluck

Nightshade in your lemonade

Organs failing one by one

Shallow breaths and then there’s none

A pinch of this, a dash of that

Will have you lying lifeless on your back

It only takes a bite

Then you will not last through the night

A dose of this, a drop of that

You will turn green then quickly fade to black

Please be cautious with Hors D’oeuvres

For you don’t know what you are served

An ingredient most disturbed

Will send you home in the back of a hearse

Cyanide by the seaside

Mandrake in your pound cake

You might consume mistakenly

Bleach, lead, paint, or mercury

Even fruit can be most deadly

Just one bite and you’re six foot deep

Anthrax in your lunch sack

Laudanum in your chewing gum

Organs failing one by one

Shallow breaths and then there’s none

A pinch of this, a dash of that

Will have you lying lifeless on your back

It only takes a bite

Then you will not last through the night

A dose of this, a drop of that

You will turn green then quickly fade to black

I plead you heed this cautionary tale

How your life could quickly be derailed

If done correct you certainly won’t detect a thing

That’s the heart in the art of poisoning

It takes a single blink to stop and think

Before you dive into your food or drink

If you dare to not beware of enemies

They might conceive your final tragedy

Organs failing one by one

Shallow breaths and then there’s none

A pinch of this, a dash of that

Will have you lying lifeless on your back

It only takes a bite

Then you will not last through the night

A dose of this, a drop of that

You will turn green then quickly fade to black