thewhitelily

A is for an apple saying I O U
B would be the burning of your heart right through

C is for computer code which never was a clue
D, it stands for dying, because that’s what people do

E for Eurus, trapped behind your memory’s glass wall
F is for the fairytales foretelling you’re to fall

G for Grimm-ly promised ends to those for whom you care
H is for the heart you try pretending isn’t there

I for idiots investigating at the Yard
J for Jim and jewels and jails and jealousy unbarred

K, the King, ‘cause, honey, you should see me in a crown
L, your live-in one, who’s doomed to watch you from the ground

M is Mycroft’s stories which he told, all unconcern
N is for the nothing much I gave him in return

O! The debt you owe me, ‘cause I’ve kept you entertained
P is for the pool, and for the price that I explained

Q is for your questions, too confused to play the game
R, of course, for Richard, and the case that made your name

S means only Sherlock: saint and sinner on the stand
T is for the trial, and the cup that’s in my hand

U my best advertisement for genius tricked out
V is for the verdict that had never been in doubt

W is wings on walls and windows painted red
Existence is a bore, so don’t you wish that you were dead?

Y: the final question, no solution to be found
Except at Z, the zenith, when we all… fall… down….

A/N: My personal headcanon has an archive box of mocked up episodes of The Storyteller hidden somewhere for Mycroft and the Yard to find them when they looked into the case (but which Sherlock wouldn’t have had the time to do before the fall), which has footage of Jim telling all kinds of psychopathic and confessional children’s stories, including that lost classic “The Hungry Donkey”.