Vlad the Impaler

There once was a man named Vlad.
His personality earned the nickname he had.
It is no doubt, he was entirely mad.
Nobody understood his taste in décor
His castle was surrounded by blood and gore
This was unfortunately not a rumor.
People despised his odd sense of humor.
He had wicked jokes in his bag of tricks.
He decapitated citizens just for kicks
He placed their heads on wooden sticks.
He was captured by the Ottomans while at war
Kept for 12 years behind closed doors.
In 1476 he returned to power
Later that year he spent his last hours.
At the hands of the Ottomans Vlad was left to cower.
That was the demise of the man so dour.