Dark Hunger

A vampire tale.

The dark and decaying gothic church

towers up into the grey cloudy sky

ravens call out in their strange voices

passing overhead as a flock they fly

a cold wind gathers and slowly blows

in the distance something evil cries

 

Down the steps of this ancient church

a woman in a long elegant black gown

her skin is as pale as her hair is dark

in the distance comes an evil sound

holding her hand her dark ghostly child

he casts his hungry gaze all around

 

They pause half way down the wide stone steps

looking as if they haven’t fed in centuries

the cold wind coils and whips about them

carrying on it the dead scent of eternity

it rattles the limbs of the nearby bush

spreading out the sensation of deep mysteries

 

Mother and child feel the painful need for blood

and descend the stone steps to enter the gloom

she scents the coming dark for human prey

as they hunt the night in a shroud of fear and doom

she makes her kill and the two vampires quickly feed

continuing their immortal existence beneath the moon

 

 

Reviews

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Kool & Kooler...i love it...Gothic indeed...Awesome!!!
really-wonderful narrative imagery in this dark poem
you coudn't have written this any better it's perfect
i was sittiing here chillin' 'til i read this-jeeez thanx-
Really...this is magnificently expressed description-
a very dark-chilling-cold piece of poetry I Love It ;-P

james:-)

[HorrorMaster]

Very dark and gothic. Amazing dark poem

[Black Cat Fever]

I can just see this in my mind your words are so powerful here! Eerie, dark and very fascinating! I see the Mother and Child Vampires as if they were real, perhaps they are!

[Jenny Nelson]

I really like the rhyme scheme in this. It really fits the dark feel of the piece well. Very descriptive and really does tell a story in a few short verses. Definitely a dark and deadly feel to the piece. Excellent job!

[Dream Weaver]

Incredibly dark and delicious. One line bleeds
perfectly into the next and each stanza holds
the tale brilliantly. Well done Tina well done.

[NoneOfYourBusiness akaK..]

a detailed and haunting vampyre tale in poetic form~ engaging~ the darker mood well presented~