Las Vegas

This is about a vampire living in Las Vegas. Why Las Vegas? I really don't know, it just seemed the right place for this deeply depressed vampire. The vampire is quite unhappy with the fact that he/she is killing people to survive.

My time alone is limited.

Limited time, limited escape.

In those crowds I feel so naked.

Lost in this world of total misshape.

 

They don't know that I don't belong here.

But their instrincts drive them away.

Deep down inside they know something is wrong here,

This is a state of total disarray.

 

In the shadows I lurk,

Stalking my prey.

With a predator's smirk,

I cut the foreplay.

 

Fangs penetrate skin,

Warm blood runs down my chin as I drink.

Nothing beats the ecstacy I'm in.

Delicious. Impossible to even think.

 

I drink her dry,

I dump the girl,

Try not to cry,

Try not to hurl.

 

I quickly walk home,

In long, careful strides.

I write down this poem,

Put it down, bedside.

 

Tears soak my eyes.

Moonset.

Sunrise.

I peek outside. A few minutes yet.

 

I reflect on my sin.

All I have killed.

Tears roll down to my chin.

 

I wince. My stomach churns.

Ugh, that stench.

Under the newly risen sun, my flesh burns.

Tears spill over, for the very last time.

 

"Die: verb. To stop sinning suddenly."

-Elbert Hubbard

 

 

 

 

 

Author's Note

I hate the fourth stanza, but I can't freaking get rid of it, and I don't know how to fix it. D:

Reviews

[Last Lying Look]

This was a great poem. I love vampires and this was original. A vampire in Vegas.
This part that I found really catchy and really enjoyed was:
"I drink her dry,
I dump the girl,
Try not to cry,
Try not to hurl."
The quote at the end was also pretty neat.
Excellent job

-Elissa :)

[windmill]

My favorite part was the quote at the end. And your description.

Clever--I wouldn't have thought Vegas to be quite the right place for a vampire. But actually... I think it's almost perfect, no?

[Kiya]

Wonderful! I love the idea that wrong-doers (is that how you spell it?) Can reflect on what they have done too. How you like it, but don't like what you've done afterwards. I also love the quote of Elbert Hubbard. Makes you think about all the things you have done. A really nice write, that makes me think (Sometimes I think too much, but that's besides the point :)