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A is for Anna, who was a bit touched
B is for Bobby, who talked way too much
C is for Cathy, who told him to shut up
D is for Darrell, who loaned Anna his truck
E is for the ER that they rushed him to
F is for the forensics they performed in his room
G is for God, who they all said prayers to
H is for the hell that they all would go through
I is for the introspect that never did come
J is for the jury members, chosen to judge
K is for the karma, that gave this case a nudge
L is for life, one was taken, one charged
M is for manhunt, while Anna was still at large
N is for no luck, seems she'd gotten away
O is for the operator, who answered that day
P is for the police chief, accused of aiding escape
Q is for quid pro quo that his lawyer gave
R is for rehearsed, so he'd say what he should
S is for silenced, he was silenced for good
T is for terrible, the crime and injustice
U is for unbelievable for the way that they trusted
V is for the violence Anna brought to this town
W is for the warrant that the judge handed down
X, short for x-con, that they now learned that she was
Y is for youthfulness stolen, because
Z is for Zeb, the man they blamed it all on, you see, he was the Dr. who misdiagnosed Anna Marie Hahn
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Authors Note: Anna Marie Hahn was an actual serial killer (I based my poem loosely on her name) Everything else was fictional for the fun in the rhyme
Anna Marie Hahn (born Filser; July 7, 1906 – December 7, 1938) was a German-born American serial killer. She murdered 5 elderly men from Cincinnati by poison between 1933 and 1937. She was convicted of murder and executed by electric chair in 1938.
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You out did yourself on this poem. I will share this on Dharrsheena Facebook group. This will definitely peak her interest
Brilliant Kelli. So cleverly put together, and of course, just the right amount of rhyme to keep it flowing.
Superbly written and loved the back story that inspired your brilliant Abecedarian poem!!!❤️❤️💕
Whoaaaa, Anna is soooo cool! I aspire to be her! I gotta read more about how she killed those 5 men hehehehehe. Loved your poem!
Interesting way to tell a historical event. Good job.
Such an awesome poem, about a terrible woman!
I can't believe you wrote such an awesome Abecedarian about such a terrible woman!! It's so unusual to have a serial killer that's female. This was BRILL! Well done.
What a cool way to do Abecedarian. Bloody brilliant!
Brilliantly-penned!
I just publist a similarly themed video on FB. I was half expecting thi sto be other Vocal users 😹 Great dark fun
Interesting poem. Now, I'm going to have to read about Anna's life, lol
Why does she look like a man and a woman at the same time? Your poem was fun, how much of horrible people are these serial killers! 😫