Love Song For a Vampire
Fierce smiling, I give you my naked lie
For your payment to my carnate altar
Blessing of last night, hunger
For another, vicarious day.
Let wine and water burn your throat, my love
But spare me this earth another day!
Trade my worship and gouge me your eyes
Take my heart, but let me stay!
I need you, your power, your life to complete
But spare me this earth another day!
Pass a hand, rushing youth over my cold core
Take my heart, but let me stay!
I cling to you, all of you, even to the Abyss
But spare me this earth another day!
Let me see bloodshot Death from a whole Soul away
Take my heart, but let me stay!...

...In the scarlet gush, voluptuous red
Smothered in life's footprints, gory and green.
Wine to my water, to ease my slow panic,
I find the red spattered climax-- once!
And I am flying away-- bare bones
Of living Death fleshed into submission; my bite
A thrust in the dark, I search at another life,
Your reason, you are reason enough for tonight.
Forget the contradiction, darling, follow me
Fierce smiling, I give you my naked lie
For your payment to my carnate altar
Blessing of last night, hunger
For another, vicarious day.

-End