A Preying Hunger Sated

Once upon a time
I had a name,
a faceless woman
of no great fame

————

I hunt the night
to shadows bend,
its in the Grey
my searching ends

Scoping the cattle
sorting the weak,
A brightness of aura
Is what I seek

Young and lithe
stalking the ground,
I see my meal
has just been found

Alighting to earth
I straighten my dress,
licking my fingers
does the ‘mascara’ test

Slinking out 
into the light,
trans-morphing beauty
now within his sight

Bewitching his mind
with lustful thoughts,
he’s weaving this way
my meals been brought

Leading him to
a quiet nook,
I’m making the way
for moving my rook

Sweating I see
his lust is at peak,
my meals been warmed
blue veins I seek

Slipping my hands
though his hair,
staring through eye’s
that show no care

My hungers at peak
thus cannot control,
a face in his neck
wanting this feast whole

Pressing my mouth
in the dew of his skin,
unsheathing teeth
they slowly slide in 

Taking him into 
another realm,
draining his life
is no hard sell 

A rapture of blood
flows in my veins,
drifting me through
the higher plains

Then resting his head
on a waistcoat torn,
I straighten myself
in blood I’m adorned

I Stride away
Electrified by night,
Thinking I’d like
A desert to delight

————

My name is death
I’m cursed to prey,
knowing I’ll never
see sight of the day
Copyright © | Year Posted 2009

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Brown Avatar
October 10, 2009 at 5:40 PM
I enjoyed reading your awesome poetry today. Thank you Jayne. I hope you have a wonderful fun filled weekend. Hope all is well. Love, Carol
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October 10, 2009 at 8:18 AM
Exceptional piece Jayne, great to see your name on screen again >> James
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