Love Prevails Death

At the end of my bed, he stands, 
Darker then the shadows
Moonlight pulling his innocent face
From the darkness behind
What secrets hide behind his face?
Carved perfection like a mask
For all eternity in a minute passing
Our eyes locked in a stare
Deep within my chest
My heart beats in rhythm 
Like a thousand drums
While all the while 
His eyes stare cold
Sparkling like set diamonds
He has me totally under his control
A hunger for lust burns within
Meanwhile his white silken shirt
Flutters in the cool night breeze
From whence my entranced eyes
Break from his; to admire his body
His chest, partially visible 
Behind the translucent silk of his shirt
His smooth, soft skin the look of satin
White as fresh fallen snow
My mind, a torrent, a sea of emotions
Shallow fear yet I'm strangely calm
He walks toward me
His beauty becoming 
More apparent upon each step
But who is this mysterious stranger 
Who graces my presence thus?
His hand runs down my face
I try to speak but his finger 
Silences my words
"Hush, speak only with your heart"
The words fall from his mouth
In whispered tones
His touch feels cold as stone
As his arms wind round
My body like entwining ivy
His fingers run sensuously
Through my long hair
He stares into my eyes again
Looking deep within
To my mind and soul
His lips pout and glisten
In the moonlight
Oh how I want to kiss them
Passionately as my hands explore
His body of sheer perfection
He stands up before me
His shirt drops to the floor
To fall at his feet
His crimson lips form a smile
My pulse racing ever faster
My blood rushes round my veins
Like ten thousand wild horses 
Our bodies embrace like entwined ivy
In each other's loving arms
The pure naked innocence 
If this incredible passion could last forever
I would never look back beyond this night
His moist luscious lips press
Firmly against mine
As I run my hands up 
And down his back
His tongue runs over my cheek
And down my neck
When I feel a sudden
Bolt of piercing pain
My body fills with a gradual weakening
My strength waning as he sucks from my neck
I fall back toward my bed
Barely able to move
I look to him and see blood
Drip from his mouth
His eyes glow with an iridescent
Electric blue like the full moon
In the black satin night sky
He licks the blood lusciously 
From his crimson lips
His teeth long as canines
From a wolves mouth
Rapidly it becomes apparent 
That this angelic vision 
That stood before me 
In the darkness of my room
Is nothing more 
Than an animal of the night
A predatory vampire with 
An insatiable hunger for blood
Fear courses through my body
For my very own mortality
Death seems only 
A matter of heartbeats away
This creature before me
Still so beautiful in his human form
Yet now adorned with a demon face
He looks at me with a calming smile
Let fall these words I speak to you
Listen and you will learn
"You are now a vampire like myself
A demon creature of this eternal night
You shall live forever" 
His first intention was to kill me
And leave my blood-drained corpse behind
But his love for me prevailed.

(by Peter Charles Turner - an original poem "Love Prevails Death", amended vampire to male form.)

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