Illustration by Bill Burgard

you came a little too early
the house's all melted down
what's left you asked?
all molten delicacies
of horror and violence
but don't worry
it's all over
the bad witch is dead
boiled in her own melting pot
she won't come and torment you
i'm the new master
so please stay
there are more sweets to chew on
what?
unhappy memories?
don't worry
they're in the melting pot right now
stir and stir
i wonder what's cooking
i wonder how it will turn out
stir and stir
do you want to have a sip?
a concoction of fantasies and miseries
of horrors and trauma
but don't worry
it's all mixed up right now
you can't tell the ingredients
you can't tell the recipe
so do you want to try?
i promise that it will be sweet, bitter, sour, hot, cold, spicy, salty
everything you can imagine and taste
wait a little while
uncle fairy tale will boil this molten soup
and all will be done