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LM
Am I in your thoughts
As you drift into slumber,
Safe in your own skin?
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LM
I am the Vampire
Your blood is a river of sunlight
I feed off your warmth and joy
You don’t even notice

I am the Vampire
You are drawn into my ruth
I adore your merriment
You find me so elegant

I am the Vampire
You and I embrace
I’ll **** to return to your arms
You fall in love with me

I am the Vampire
You believe me to be a comely maiden
I am a young lad
You ignore the signs, my warnings

I am the Vampire
You and your love will die
I am ****** with immortality
You say otherwise

I am the Vampire
You are horrified by my truth
I did not choose to be cursed
You do not believe me

I am the Vampire
You come in of your own free will
I do what I must
You make it out alive, but heartbroken

I am the Vampire
You bathe me in holy water
I choke myself on garlic flowers
You drive a stake through my heart, but forget to cut off my head

I am alone
I am the Vampire
You can interpret this poem however you want. Perhaps it means something different for you than me. The original idea was using vampirism as a metaphor for gender dysphoria and the transgender experience.
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LM
In a sea of your tears,
Algid saltwater trickles down my throat,
Ice burning my lungs.

Each droplet of water in this vast ocean,
Is a memory of you,
And an opportunity lost.

You beg me to keep fighting,
To ignore the allure of inky abyss,
But I can't tell the surface from the seabed.

Beneath glassy waves I sink,
Isolated in endless blue,
Drowning in perpetual silence.
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LM
Since we first met,
I had been waiting for an excuse to hold your hand.
You were hesitant as well,
But I reached out first.
Your woolen sleeve against my bare arm
As our hands locked together.
I shut my eyes,
Savoring your steady warmth.
Forever embedded in my mind
Is your voice, like apricity, harmonizing with mine:

"God is nigh, God is nigh, God is nigh."

— The End —