Challenge #2 - Entry #10 - Being the Best

[The Muse]

Title: Being the Best
Challenge: #2 Villain's POV
Fandom: Buffy
Pairing/Characters: Richard Wilkins
Summary: This is a triplet of limericks used to illustrate the dichotomy that is Richard Wilkins’ personality.
Rating: No Clue
Warnings: If mixing the bringing forth of demons and the game playing of small children makes you uncomfortable, you may feel the need to avoid reading this.
Disclaimer: Richard Wilkins in not my creative property. Not sure which specific individual devised his existence, but I thank them for doing so.
Word Count: Exactly 100, finally!
Author's Note: Being a limerick, it does have a musical rhythm to it. Here is a link with some audio of how limericks are meant to flow in case you are not sure what it is supposed to sound like: www.britishcouncil.org/hongkong-eltnetwork-audio-bites-this-month-janfeb07.htm

Being the Best

I’m Mayor Richard Wilkins the Third,
And find the natural order absurd,
I looked up some demons,
I sent them some summons,
And gave my soul for powers unheard.

In my city, I run a tight ship,
And I give each demon a fair tip.
Here all evil can run,
And the kids can have fun.
Wash your hands and try not to trip.

The darkness that’s here doesn’t mean rest.
It’s no time to keep cards to the vest.
With all these kids in seats,
They’re gonna make good eats.
Now I change ‘cause I must be the best.

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Please feel free to leave feedback for the author!

[gumgnome]

I was wondering if there'd be a Richard Wilkins in there. I was too much of a coward to approach my favourite big bad, but you have pulled it off tremendously. I can actually imagine The Mayor humming this to himself as he works!

[meliafairy]

Well written and very unique. I enjoyed reading this very much. I can only imagine a limerick written in the confines of the drabble rules had to be very difficult!

[Secret Scoobie]

Wow this must have been hard to do! And I love it. The limerick is a very Wilkins thing to do so in that way I think it's actually very well characterised.

[Hellbound Hyperion]

I found this one to be very creative and unique. Very well done, and totally in the spirit(lessness) of the Mayor.

[Skytteflickan88]

Amazing work. I'm not much for limericks(unloess they're dirty) but I can understand that this must have taken forever.

[fayth]

WOW!! Limerick- my foe... heh. You did such an amazing job here. I can see the Mayor singing this as he is cleaning a desk or something. So much fun to read!

[zorthrip]

Interesting and jolly.

[Emmie]

The difficulty in writing this piece really impresses upon me how careful you were in creating it. I love the imagery and rhythm. I think Mayor Wilkins would happily hum this jaunty tune as he planned his day of meeting with the PTA and becoming invincible whilst drinking a hearty glass of whole milk.

[zorthrip]

Thanks for all the comments.

While I now have a grudge against syllable and word counts fighting one another, luck had a large part in the stanzas fitting properly at the 100 word mark.