A Vampire's Lament

A burden of a vampire.

A Vampire's Lament

My grave is afar,

though my death is near,

a vampire's lament you should hear.

A love that is forbidden,

and a thirst that remains hidden.

I sway in the moonlight,

and remain out of sight.

With the face of an angel,

the soul of a devil,

with a heart that remains frozen,

yet I feel as if it's just been broken.

I'm but a ghost that goes wherever I want,

in people's dreams I do haunt.

I'm but a dark creature, as they say,

take and steal as I may.

I don't want them to think that of me,

Only what a normal human would see.
I wish not to kill,

yet I do so still,
It's unbearable, they don't understand,

that it's the thirst that gives me the command,

not my doing,

or my feeling,

I wish not to kill.

I sing a lament to the sky,

Letting my gloomy notes fly.

I sing a haunting melody,

with this lament ever so coldly,

my voice that makes my prey fall under my trance,

and only then do they end under my prance.

My voice used to be for the angels to take,

for only the glory of music's betake,

Now it's for the most deadly of things,

Not knowing what harm is brings.
I wish I could cry,

let my tears enter my eyes,

But all I do is a pathetic moan,

With the background only as the wind's groan.

I wish I could feel love,

a true gift from above,

but all that comes it hate,

and love comes too late.
I'm but a cold stone,

the Earth I still roam.

I sing a lament,

Heaven meant,

Light longing,

And warmth craving.

One day I should end this in a lullaby,

finally my life gone by and by,

And hopefully then God will see,

A vampire, just longing for the light to be near,

And see that invisible tear,

One day, I too want to die,

and I could cry,

and the Earth would just once pity,

the shame and guilt of a vampire's plea.

Reviews

[ScorpioPoet]

this was beautifully written...very nice flow and rhyme...have to add to my favorites :)

[the~phantoms~flutist]

Lol... not Twilight. I liked the series but have discovered Anne Rice's vampires to be better. Thanks for the comments, I appreciate them to begin with. I based it pretty much off of my own vampire in my that I have been writing and re-writing for ages and believe criticism is quite neccessary for it, and it's called Forever Violet if you're curious and I'm searching for heavy criticism there.

[Logan Turner]

Awesome poem. Love the descriptions and conflict in the vampire. Very dark but also kinda shows the vampire in a different light. Great over all feel and very interesting, its the sort of poem you can read over and over again. Inspired by twilight?

[Jenna]

I dont think the word Sinister covers this. Its haunting and sad. And you can hear the Vampires longing, I feel this way most days. Not the unquenchable thirst part, but the sad feeling separated from the world bit. I've always loved vampires since I was 3 I use to watch Dark Shadows with my dad. And I always thought they were so misunderstood.
Oh if you were to name this vampire what would it be?

[Ebb and Flow]

This is absolutely phenomenal! It's beautifully sad and full of longing and hate. It's dark and sinister, and I love it!