Steven Marc Harris


10 Little Cthulhu Statues Sitting On A Shelf

No Cthulhu statues existed at Miskatonic U.

Ignorant were they of the horror they would soon endure.

One little Cthulhu statue had never seen the sun

Its owner had hanged himself, and now M.U. had one.

Another little Cthulhu statue had been found at a freakish zoo

Its owner was the Fish Boy, now M.U. had two.

A little Cthulhu statue had washed up at Innsmouth from the sea

Its owner is still unknown, but now M.U. has three.

Stony little Cthulhu statue found next to bloody gore

The owner had cut himself in two with a saw, now M.U. had four.

The owner of a little Cthulhu statue knew about the "Goatswood Hive"

His head messily exploded, now M.U. has five

Colin Leverett brought a little Cthulhu statue and a story about "sticks"

He never left the hospital, now M.U. has six.

Six little Cthulhu statues in a row nice and even

They all woke up one morning and M.U. had seven.

Another little Cthulhu statue found resting on the ground near the front gate

its owner impaled as if dropped from a great height, now M.U. has eight.

An owner of a little Cthulhu statue upon his own family had dined

He died of food poisoning, now M.U. has nine.

One little cthulhu statue, a bringer of ill health.

Its owner went and killed himself,

Now there's 10 little cthulhu statues sitting on M.U.'s shelf.


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