They put the widow
Mrs. Jerkins
into a padded cell
although some of the other widows
would've preferred it
to be Hell.
When the authorities
came looking
they didn't have to go too far
upon opening up the contents
of Mrs. Jerkins'
cookie jar!
She collected
men's rings
of every shape and size.
From a mailman
to a plumber
she had their prize.
Even a Maytag repairman
and a Jehovah's Witness
too
finally gave
the startled police
their shocking clue.
You see
Mrs. Jenkins
was as blind as a bat
and rumor
had implied
she was sorry about that
but with each ring
she failed
to nip them in the bud
and the cookie jar was filled
with severed fingers
covered in blood.
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