The Crimson Sheets of Tiffany Way

its a poem from the "infected" [vampire's] point of view. I wrote this to "What's in the Ground Belongs to You by If These Trees Could Talk. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rn9SdJMMLAM <--- adds depth to poem

Up all night as I sleep through the 

Day 

Infected by people 

who thought I was prey 

Transfusing of iron

My food for thought 

Drive that stake through my chest 

Before you depart 

My blood less than zero, my skin's  

really cold

As the gatherers of old, will skin me 

my love

Rewarded with nickels, they shower 

In my blood 

Cut off my head 

As they leave me 

For dead 

I hope not to choke upon the 

flesh of the live and the young

Yet they persecute 

Me for the ingestion 

Of blood 

Silence

The tap drips

Your blood runs slow.....

Now I can't hide 

The lust the trust the thought of you dying in my arms 

The days I sought to pray to God not thirsting for blood 

The days and nights 

The fights and the love

If my thirst don't give in, give 

one last hug

Goodbye to you 

The fond and true 

Memories of life 

As I met my end on your bed, in 

the middle of the night

Stabbed in the heart 

two shots in the head

She knew the urge would come along as

she let me in

My open mind across the sheets 

The splinters in my heart

All dressed in white as I died 

before her eyes

As the sun came about and I 

drift into dust

"Serenity in death" 

She says she stabs Me my heart

"Open your mind and 

find what matters inside" she cried as I 

left her behind

Author's Note

I basically wrote this about a young boy who was infected by vampirism and is urging for blood. So he's so filled with moral guilt he fears for everyones safety around him including the girl he loves the most and want to die in serenity knowing it wasn't in vain.

Reviews

[p]

As a self proclaimed newb to poetry in general, I can say that this kind of stuff usually doesn't resonate with me very much, but this was great. I liked the simple rhyme scheme. I did read it to the tune of the song you linked in your description, and I agree, it adds a fair amount of depth and emotion to it.

Very good, probably my favorite poem that I've read on this site.

[Mr.Writer]

"Open your mind and
find what matters inside" she cried as I
left her behind
My... the ending was... unique
I really liked this piece as it described the pain and agony!
Well done, keep it up

[Tina Kline]

You did really great job on this very sad vampire tale. Compelling story with lots of outstanding imagery. The reader gets a feel of the tormented emotions of vampire.

[joshua deathdealer]

This is great. I write quite a bit of vampiric poetry through the eyes of the vampire. There is a lot of it around here. Most are very cliche but yours I really like. Very horrific imagery and touching emotions. Excellent work.

[Cahjli Symes]

Why thank you very much. Lol i got my inspiration for this long ago by my chemical romance lol however i made my own story around the usual themes of vampire fiction but tweaked it up a bit

[Matching Socks]

So creative and original. All your stuff is.
Love it.