Man in 202

He lived alone.
He had no real friends
and his family had
disowned him long ago.
He went to work everyday
Never got into trouble
with the law.

But he had a few flaws
i guess you might say.
He liked small children
to come over and play.
Nobody suspected a thing.
Just dropped them off
to go and play
each and everyday.

Through out the town
missing children signs
came about.
Everybody was frantic
Keep your children home
is what was on the news.
Nobody had a clue
it was the man
that lived in 202.

In the cellar locked
away he kept many personal
items.
Some were clothes,
some were toys,
some were tapes,
and some were children
oh yes many small
children.

Locked away in a sound proof
room nobody could hear
there screams.
Nobody could hear the blows
they got when he decided
to feast.

One by one they all disappeared.
Until the landlord
started to smell something
odd.
She thought it would be a dead
animal that had climbed in
the building to get
out of the cold.

But when animal control
got the call
and walked into the cellar
they were in for a shock.

Locked away in the refrigerator
were rotting children's heads.
There body's dismembered.
There Eyes in jars.
There fingers laying on
the floor.

Some legs were missing
some arms i guess.
These were used for
his hunger at night.
A midnight snack
for him to eat.

The cops came by and
dropped him a note.
Asked him a few question
and he finally broke.
When it hit the news
nobody knew that the
man in 202 was a beast.

'Man in 202' Copyright © Jacki Ford