Hush Little Baby (competition entry)

Hush, Little Baby (Contest Entry)

Hush, little Baby, don’t say a word…
I’m going to kill you? Don’t be absurd

Just boiling water in this pot
I’m going to wait ‘til it’s nice and hot

Simply think of it as bath time
I’m going to clean off that icky grime

Why add the carrots and peas?
It’s going to open your pores, you’ll see

This isn’t really stock and sauce
I’m going to add some nice smells, of course

Don’t you squirm and don’t you wriggle
I’m going to coat you in fresh pickle

Now into the bath you can hop
I’m going to see all my… your troubles stop

I still say after chowing down
You were always the sweetest little baby in town



(16 lines/120 words)

Contest Prompt ▼

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Monsters Under The Bed  (18+) Nursery Rhymes have taken a dark turn... #2231795 by Lilli ☕

The goal of this contest is to take the innocent Nursery Rhyme provided and turn it dark, twisted, and scary!

“Hush, Little Baby”

Hush, little Baby, don’t say a word,
Mama’s gonna buy you a Mockingbird.
and so on

1. Start your poem with the same first line as the prompt poem.

2. Maintain the Rhyme Scheme of the prompt poem. (aa, bb, cc, dd, etc)

3. Put your own dark twist on the poem.
Your version can be mysterious, dark, or horror.

4. This contest forum is rated 18+
Your entries can go as high as GC

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