HOME COOKING

a perfect winter day

the fireplace a blaze

dinner a simmer on the stove

ready for warming to the bone

my homemade Irish stew is perfect

for cold winter days and poisoning

you never finished the first bowl

that's when it hit brutal

my combination, the realization

that I disguised your demise

inside a bowl of Irish stew

the first stages were a surprise

attempting to see through confusion

why I would feed you poison

I sat calmly watching the torment

it is only fair at this point

waiting for the man I knew

you began to demand that I help you

to stop it, to fix it, take it all away

the monster shows his face

reaching, sweeping, grabbing for me

with slow sloppy exaggeration

I was prepared for this equation

you are done dealing out pain

only seconds remain

a body doubled over in anguish

tears, real tears to seal the deal

and now you are dead

I like you better this way

back to the perfect winter day

there is always such a mess

with home cooking  

Terry D’Arcy-Ryan

Reviews

[Maria]

Dude, this is truly an excellent story, that unfolds with chills and thrills and anguish and pain as well. I am not good with things of terror, yet this one, I could picture doing to the worst of my enemies...yes indeed...sinister I know...but still a great piece.

[TerryDarcy-Ryan akaSheerTerror]

Maria, I was merely working smarter not harder.
Just kidding. this piece was truly fun to write and was done to take away left over resentments. you cant let leftovers hang out to long. Great therapy. Thank you

Sheer Terror

[Maria]

Very true indeed, I agree with that, and thank you for writing this wonderful piece.

[apennylate]

You demand... Then the monster entered... Sloppy monsters.... Silly monsters... At least warm cooking exists on winter days... Simmeringly penned...

[TerryDarcy-Ryan akaSheerTerror]

Mr Silente, I a delighted you enjoyed this. It was all fun to write this fiction just some leftovers of despise laying around. Thank you for reading a great review.

Sheer Terror

[apennylate]

Ah... Leftovers of despise, eh? I seem to be geeking by lately on nothing but my rotten yesterdays, aha... Glad you channeled some cleaning onto the page.... You are most welcome, anytime.

[John F Carver]

How awful the author is evil for it felt nothing; more evil than its victim for there is some commiserating to be done with the torturer and the tormented like Faust and the Devil. In an odd way the truly evil are fortunate among man for they never knew anything else which must be the case for there is no remiss for days other than the days spent with the victim in pain. She might even enjoy hell. The evil often do I am told, even those angels that knew God personally. Well done you write a perfect psychopath. They always did enjoy hell.

Even fiction is true of you I believe. Can one actually have a little bit of the psychopath in them? It's like trying to be a little insane or a little wet. It can't actually be done.

[William Liston]

From the innocent title and picture, I wasn't expecting this piece to be as haunting as it was ... it definetely took a turn after the first few lines.
I like the eerie atmosphere of this poem. It makes me imagine a woman sitting apathetically while her husband suffers in agony from the food he's eaten. The overall effect this creates in bone-chilling. I'm not sure what the character did, but something tells me he deserved his fate ... guess that's left to the readers imagination ...

- William Liston

[TerryDarcy-Ryan akaSheerTerror]

Mr. Liston, what a wonderful review. Truth be told I was working out some leftover anger and resentment towards my X. Found while cleaning out the garage. I had a little fun with it. Thank you for taking the time and reviewing my poem.

Sheer Terror

[TheUnrulyWriter]

Yet another amazing poem!! I really like how you used the photos along with your words. Normally, a picture of delicious stew wouldn't freak me out, but seeing it right after reading this gave me goosebumps!

[TerryDarcy-Ryan akaSheerTerror]

Unruly, I appreciate your wonderful review I was actually just working something out having a little fun. Thank You

[Elizabeth]

Wow the end was completely unexpected! the twist was pretty great. I absolutely loved it. Amazing poem!

[TerryDarcy-Ryan akaSheerTerror]

Thank you Dark Mist I was just having a little fun.

[Samuel Dickens]

I saw your interactions with one of my friends and wanted to give your work a look. I was drawn to the illustration, emanating 50's simplicity and charm. (Some of that is fictional, of course) In reading, I was drawn in by feelings of comfort that a happy, family meal can often provide. Then things turned cruel and murderous. Okay, I get it.
It's not my cup of tea, but your writing is good.

[TerryDarcy-Ryan akaSheerTerror]

Mr. Dickens, I appreciate you taking the time to read and review. Not, all my writing is like this piece this was a defense mechanism kicking in and some fun so to speak. Again thank you

Sheer Terror

[Carol Cashes]

The last line! Ha! A woman's work is never done. Even the killin' jus' makes a mess. I did love this and "poetic" justice has very real meaning in this gem. I'm new to reading poetry and am learning from the talent on this site. Right now, I just know what lines or string of words evoke images or sensory feelings. Thanks for contributing to my poetic literacy.

[TerryDarcy-Ryan akaSheerTerror]

Your are Welcome my Friend

[L.C. Jarrette]

haha! to be honest, i thought this was going to be a boring poem because of the picture above. but it turned out to be pretty fantastic. i love it! never expected the poem to be like that. it captivated me.great twist.

[TerryDarcy-Ryan akaSheerTerror]

L.C. , I am very happy that others enjoyed my fictional Murder it was alot of fun to write. Thank you for taking the time to read and review

Sheer Terror

[L.C. Jarrette]

sure,anytime...

[wordman]

lol,please don`t ever invite me over for dinner

[TerryDarcy-Ryan akaSheerTerror]

Oh, come on Wordman where's your sense of adventure. Silly, I'm a amazing cook just working out some leftover anger I found out in the garage thought I would put it through some poetry therapy. Thank you for reading and leaving review.

Sheer Terror