A Christmas Peril

(London 1844)

It wasn’t the ghost of Christmas Past or Christmas Present
That mostly shocked old Ebenezer Scrooge
But it was the Shadow of the Wicked Things About to Come
That made the cold cheapskate meet a fate so cruel
After taxing and collecting debts from the poor townspeople
He went home to bathe in bills, mint and coins
But being so frugal and a tightwad also left him feeling lonely
So he Invited a trollop to ease the ache in his loins
Jackie was a pretty little lass, poor but with some pizzazz
A bright smile that could soften his hard heart
The old miser was none the wiser but he wouldn’t be nicer
As she undressed he just treated her like a tart
Soon his tight ways gave way to a loose and relaxed phase
Her young frame lit his aged flame and fancy
On that eve she had a trick up her sleeve as he lay naked in bed
Her cheap rate itself had fulfilled his fantasy
Then she tied his hands and feet to the bed posts with a rope
She was swift and quick holding him secure
His heart raced as she writhed in an occult rite right there
Old Ebenezer Scrooge began to feel unsure
Then out of nowhere Jackie produced a long and sharp knife
The kind to end a life or least hurt or maim
Ebenezer, still naked, began to shake helplessly tied to the bed
Soiling himself realizing he’s about to be slain
Jackie’s bright smile turned into a sinister and evil looking grin
Sitting on top of him she‘d writhe and wriggle
All Ebenezer could do was scream in pain but it was all in vain
As she slashed his stomach right across the middle
Jackie stuck her hand inside of him and pulled out intestines
Saying “You don’t know how many times we starved?
Because of you father left us and never returned home!”
While she continued to stab, pierce, slice and carve
As Ebenezer lost more blood he began to lose consciousness
Then she cut off his genitals right at the base
He gave another shriek from the agony looking at the organs
As she held them up with a smile on her face
Then she cut through the muscle, sinew, tissue and bone
With precise cuts like she was a doctor
Old Ebenezer ceased to dream and died in peril that night
And all the ghosts could do was watch her
Throughout the night she cut him up and threw him into the fire
Blood, entrails, guts, innards and more on the floor
The desire to punish the man who made her family suffer assuaged
But then a new hunger began on that dark ‘44
Jackie the stripper turned out to be Jackie the Ripper
A murderous shadow who roamed about free
Because on Christmas eve mutilating Ebenezer was just a teaser
It was the beginnings of her killing spree