The Tell-Tale Heart By Dr. Seuss
TRUE! — nervous — very dreadfully nervous
I have always been while at the old man’s service!
but why will you say that I am quite mad?
Hasn’t something ever bothered you so bad?
For you see, throughout this I was very calm
Not a shaky knee nor sweaty palm!
So whether your name be Jane, Mark or Cory
Sit down, and I can tell you the whole gruesome story.
You see, my friends, I am not a madman-
To kill the aged lad was not in my plan
That old man? Why- He never causes a strife
So why then did I want to end his whole life?
Passion?
Not my fashion-
Nor was desire my score
I loved the old man- he was always so pure
Money?
That’s funny
He was not a rich guy-
No, No, I wanted to end him because of his eye.
Yes! It was gross!
Pale and blue like a ghost.
To describe so clearly- which is normally not in my culture
But it was decayed, like the food of a vulture!
