Short Stories, Shorter Lives

"Hello, boils and ghouls..."

"Gather ’round"

"We’ve got a collection tonight"

She carved him up quiet, wrapped love in a lie

Blood on the stockings, carols outside

Santa came early with steel in his grip

Naughty list sealed with a sleigh-bell slit

Nine lives borrowed, death sold by the show

Each time he drops, the crowd wants more blood to know

One grave too many, the count comes up wrong

Curiosity wins — now he’s gone gone

Turn the page

Hold your breath

Every lesson

Ends in death

Short stories

Shorter lives

Every ending

Cuts like knives

Read it once

Say goodbye

Short stories

Shorter lives

All in, no mercy, the table runs red

High-stakes poker where you wager your head

They bet life and limb till there’s nothing to save

Still shuffling bones at the edge of the grave

Killed for the spotlight, took center stage

Dying for fame like it’s written on page

Curtain goes up, truth not excluded

Best role he ever had — head not included

Turn the page

New mistake

Different face

Same fate

Short stories

Shorter lives

Moral’s sharp

Truth arrives

Close the book

Seal it tight

Short stories

Shorter lives

Cut.

Hung.

Drowned.

Incinerated.

Crushed.

Stabbed.

Shot.

Decapitated.

"Well kiddies..."

"Let’s not get a head..."

"of ourselves"

HA. HA. HA. HA.

Two mouths laughing, stitched to a lie

Wooden grin with a living eye

Tried cutting loose, thought the act was done

Now the punchline bites — no voice, no tongue

Went live for the ratings, fed ghosts to the screen

Haunted house hits prime-time obscene

Signal cuts out as the truth gets aired

Dead on broadcast — now everyone stared

Short stories

Shorter lives

Justice laughs

While it bites

Turn the page

Same disguise

Short stories

Shorter lives

"Another tale..."

"Ends badly"

"Pleasant screams"

HA. HA. HA. HA. HA.