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peterdawes — Vampiric Rebirth by-nc-nd
Published: 2008-08-07 04:12:23 +0000 UTC; Views: 246; Favourites: 4; Downloads: 3
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Description my eyes are burning
with the fires of discovery.

fragile flesh reborn.
nocturnal senses that awaken
push me forth from sweetest slumber
into nightmares untold.

the ticking of a heartbeat
stills its cadence to a halt.

smells all around me,
one in particular excites my senses.
that which i once was;
i am the predator to their prey.

useless breaths rattle around a
brutally vacant chest

tasting life in crimson;
the serpent with pointed fangs.
bloodletting into bloodlust,
consuming until there is no more.

my soul clamors within me,
but death is all it finds.

curse of immortality
no longer human, i rise
and take the devil by the hand
as he leads me forth into the night.

the vampire occupies the flesh now,
as death becomes the evil angel.

my eyes are burning
and my teeth ache for the taste.
be my companion and i shall only
desire your life in return.
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Comments: 7

katarthis [2008-10-28 23:37:35 +0000 UTC]

This feels like a poetic retelling of the awakening chapter.

k

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MrsDarcKnyt [2008-08-08 06:46:38 +0000 UTC]

Dear Peter, has romance caused you to feel distant from your humanity?

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peterdawes In reply to MrsDarcKnyt [2008-08-08 13:17:53 +0000 UTC]

oh heavens no. this was one of those matters where i was deliberating on the contest at vampirewriters and wondered how i would express it myself. tickling the brain a bit; nothing more.

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MrsDarcKnyt In reply to peterdawes [2008-08-09 02:55:21 +0000 UTC]

Ah! Whew! I'm glad to hear that!

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Kathryn-777 [2008-08-07 16:03:02 +0000 UTC]

Eternity is long time in this perspective. It gives food for thought. Lovely piece!

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peterdawes In reply to Kathryn-777 [2008-08-07 21:09:57 +0000 UTC]

thank you. it is quite a long time, from the looks of things. i have not yet attained the years to say as such, but sense the miles just the same.

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Kathryn-777 In reply to peterdawes [2008-08-07 23:40:39 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome, I enjoy reading work that makes me consider things from a different angle

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