The Sweetness within the Pie by Kay Yendole Hightown Writers reflect on revenge ...

 

Revenge is sweet so I've been told,

Satisfying and best served cold,

and so I set about the task

To catch him out and then unmask

His trickery, his evil deed,

His false lies, his demon greed,

No more his pain can make me cry.

The sweetness lay within the pie,

the bittersweet taste of his sin, 

the pod of toxic leaves within,

disguised by mellow fruits so sweet,

not seen, how soon his death would meet.

At first he would hallucinate,

then he'll wish his words he ate.

Regret will come all too late

as he prepares to meet his fate.

(First Published in a Hightown Writers Anthology A Book of Delights 2016)