On Rule 43

Rule 43
Proved true for me,

regrettably,
regrettably,

I won’t describe it
(compassionately)
trust me, trust me,

think logically:

Rule 34 says that all things erotic
(and that’s episodic,
almost parodic,

since eroticism
needs individualism:

you never know what turns someone on.

My rule 34 was Lovecraftian,
how daft a man
I was;

Now Cthulhu’s in my bedroom,
and the World is doomed because

we met on Tinder,
now the World’s soon a cinder,

but I don’t mind all that much.

At first I was wroth,
but he invited over Azathoth,
who has a surprisingly gentle touch.

I won’t say more,
so don’t implore,
for even if you’re old enough to hear,

the sexual is weird,
but the World’s disappeared,

and that’s an idea
you oughtn’t go near

As long as your sanity’s valued.

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Jeff Mach is an author, playwright, event creator, and certified Villain. He'd love for you to check out patreon.com/jeffmach for his favorite work (it's almost all free!) He's currently working on the Great Catskills Halloween Vendor Market and The Big Dark Lord Dwarf Novel. You can get his last novel, "I HATE YOUR Prophecy", or his increasingly large selection of other peculiar books of shortt fiction. If you'd like to talk more to Jeff, or if you're simply a Monstrous Creature yourself, stop by @darklordjournal on X or The Dark Lord Journal on Facebook.