Vampire's
Kiss
By Ian Stevens
A
hint of lust shines within her eyes,
and
a touch of crimson stains her lips.
There
is sorrow heard in every cry
and
tenderness felt in every kiss.
The
moonlight reflecting off her pale skin,
the
innocence shown in her angelic smile:
these
things make her seem mortal within,
but
the deception can last only a while.
Outside
she looks like God's creation.
Inside
lies a black heart without a soul.
The
truth reveals this monster of Satan
is
an empty vessel seeking to be whole.
This
queen of darkness hides her secret;
men
fall prey to her dire needs
because
of her beauty they show no regret,
and
become that on which she feeds.
She
drinks to quench the thirst inside her.
She
drinks to fill the gaping hole within,
but
she doesn't realize the void growing bigger
for
the demon inside feasts on this sin.
Once,
sickness infected; choking her life,
and
she desired immortality.
Wanting
a second chance, wanting to strive,
she
had lost track of truth and reality.
A
deal with the devil taking the cancer away,
yet
only growing much sicker than before.
Immortality
by a vampire – the only way
to
get what she was looking for.
Now
there's no way back; no soul to trade.
Cursed
to suffer with every life taken
she
must 'live this life' she has made,
and
be left alone, dead, and forsaken.
Crying,
screaming, and praying to God,
wishing
not to see so many men killed,
she
must walk the path where she hath trod
treading
through the blood of innocent spilled.
She
has become Death, she has no choice.
She
is not allowed to be heard,
and
cannot speak without a voice.
There
is nothing behind her every word.
Forced
to suffer this eternal curse,
she
lurks in the night as a creature unwhole.
The
pain will never cease to hurt;
no
amount of blood will ever pay the toll.
So
she wanders on this Earth all alone
cursed
as immortal, beautiful, empty and old.
An
open wound never to be sewn;
a
meaningless existence with a heart so cold.
Men
fall down and lose their own breath,
fading
away only because of this:
She
is the reaper, the bringer of Death,
and
her scythe is the vampire's kiss.