Year
Time begins in flesh
left soul-less after death
yet living through the essence
of those who believe.
In a lunatic’s soul
The vampire gives birth
to circulating qi
that winds through sucking tunnels
connecting the limbs and mind.
we feel the toll
You have killed one man,
so what’s another
in a night that’s black
with waters of abyss?
the hangman’s noose
You can’t murder a man
who’s been dead for centuries,
for there is wisdom in the dead,
and a blind burning in love.
we struggle loose
And in our veins there is life,
the blood of Abraham
that carried a people starved
and stabbed by men of war.
But there are things that are worse than death
when the heart is drunk
and secrets leak from the grave
and what we see is the illusion of flesh.
Note: Qi or chi (both the same, just romanized differently), in Chinese medicine, is something like energy of life, a vital force that circulates through the body along pathways, analogous to the body's bio-electricity and heat. Practices like Chi Gong (qigong) attempt to improve the flow of qi for health benefits.
Allusions: Garrett Fort, Sylvia Plath, Guy Endore, various old Dracula movies.
Allusions: Garrett Fort, Sylvia Plath, Guy Endore, various old Dracula movies.
This is written for today’s dVersePoet’s prompt, “vampires,” which I am guest-hosting.
Please see my translation of Charles Baudelaire's "Vampire" for his take on the subject.
Please see my translation of Charles Baudelaire's "Vampire" for his take on the subject.