afternoon tea.

[Jerrybaldy]

She was pouring tea.
Tea, for Christ's sake.
From a coffee pot.
I could excuse the splatters
On her otherwise
Crisp white blouse.
It was, after all, a messy business.
My stomach churned
At the sugar encrusted spoon.
The biscuit packet
(yes, not home baked)
Said quite clearly
Best before Tuesday before last.
I noted that the doily
Was on its second outing at least.
I approached her
Carefully stepping over her husband's body
With the meat cleaver
In his grey cotton
Tank top sunken chest.
I couldn't hold back a moment longer.
"That's a f ucking coffee pot".
I told her straight.

[prendrelemick]

Ha!

I wish I wrote that.

[Haunted]

Great setup. Whew!

[Hawkman]

This really is a lot of fun...

[AuntShecky]

Hah! And they've all been praising Alfred Hitchcock for cripes sakes! You've got the sense of humor of Joe Orton.

[Delta40]

Shocking. Simply shocking. Awful bout the body too....

[108 fountains]

It's too funny - Monty Pythonesque!
I had written in another thread that profanity in writing ought to be used only rarely.
Here it is perfect - no other word would do.

[tailor STATELY]

A jb classic (lol)

Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor