To Be Fair, What Do You Expect From “Flame Skulls”?
Flame Skull, Flame Skull, burning bright
In the caves of endless night
None can tell thy symmetry
Because you ate the whole party, including me.
On Trolls
Troll, troll,
Once the brightling Sun stole
Your flesh, and now, you’re made of stone.
You’re just like my heart, and now I’m not alone.
Shelob, Who Is Technically Not A Dungeons And Dragons Monster Originally, But The Again, Once Dungeons And Dragons Started Deciding A Third Of The Gods In Each Pantheon Were Evil, What Were We Going To Do About Tolkien?
Shelob, spawn of Ungoliant
Among predators and hungers, giant
Thy spawn in turn? Dark alone.
Forever brood on meat from bone.
Something Unsaid About Dragons
Dragon, Dragon, for you, careful words
Sky-terror, gold-nesting, Humans are but herds
Some fear thy awful breath of flame
But they die slower than those who speak your secret name.
On Winning A Deal With A Demon
Demon, demon, closest foe
Please drag me with you far below
I long to leave this light-drenched limbo
With a tail to lash, and goat-legs akimbo.
My name is Jeff Mach (“Dark Lord” is optional) and I build communities, put on events, and make stories come into being. I also tweet a lot over @darklordjournal.
