I had planned
something strange for this parody.
Alas, instead it’s bland--
no danger, don’t wary be.
None will stand scarified
by insane eerie parody;
far short’ll it land. Besides,
it’s inane drivel, too.

I am disgraced, for I pretended
new words I used in place of old could scare.
But there’s no trace in what I’ve ended
up with. I know there’s no chance to repair.

Those who can serve up fearsome fare
in deranged, weird-o parodies
won’t ken because they’ve a flair
for scrawling good songs of gore.
Still, hope I can ingrain alarm,
scent of danger in parodies,
dispelling thus the need I feel
to strain for horror.