egg

Spy on charlatans
persuade without offending
soothe enraged spirits.

So fresh, Sunday best
scrumping is a gateway drug
straight to the gallows.

Playing good old days
no one had to drive a bus
everyone died young.

An ignorant flirt
on her own for the first time
sweet, but exhausting.

A dank moldy house
cadaverous residents
uncanny wildlife.

Dead loved ones return
gold eyes and extra juicy
some guy wants a snake.

Understanding wife
lovingly tending her man
the bits left of him.

Innkeepers hate him
wastes other people's money
scents make him sleepy.

Snooping and spying
digging up decent people
mind your own business.

Zero interests
no opinions or complaints
work eat walk home sleep.

Dead on the inside
plinking along well enough
meets his brother's friends.

No big breaks for them
can't even catch a small one
a grand won't fix much.

Beauty and the creep
old man destroys a young girl
gets rich from the book.

Evil old woman
making her family squirm
now they can relax.

Bright clashing colors
on the hunt for her dream man
she'll know him on sight.

Gloomy homecoming
illness in the family
a corpse will cheer her.

Actor goes method
learns about filing systems
gets to smooch the girl.

Math is magical
madmen are ~misunderstood~
a long con bloodbath.

People at their worst
no redeeming qualities
distilled ugliness.

Fun facts, silly quotes
some books I've never heard of
I'm too impatient.

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Chop down sacred trees
get creepy with your hobbies
spread the blame around.

An odd little man
desperate for friends (and funds)
vicious to allies.

A plain earnest girl
she'd make a dutiful wife
not rich, not for him.

Misery for all
branches of a rotten tree
cursed blood, not the land.

Spies, local celebs
giant bearded crypto bros
all potential friends.