Dying
by Sam M. Phillips

Terrible majesty,
Command,
Silent,
Obscure.

Depiction of doom,
Last meal,
Bones and terror.

Demon smile,
Wonders and war horns,
A muster.

Misshapen figure,
Nothing can be done,
Hell forged,
Bear witness.

Runes glow,
Consciousness pulls,
Reaches for the blade.

A butcher’s shop,
Blood slick stone,
Tumble to the floor,
Surrender to the inevitable.

Laughter,
Peel forth from cracked lips,
Slash forwards and down,
Just in time,
Unconscious,
Death no different.