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Born Out of the Moonlight

Every winters night I'm kept awake it seems, by the fainting ecos of my lovers screams forever filling the emptiness of my dreams. Awakening within me the beast, with its eternal lust to drink and feast oh how I envy the deceased. Given life's final pleasure of deaths final slumber, whilst I'm left here alone to wander. Oh how I cursed and swore, when once more i bit and tore the delicate flesh of that human I adore. It's burned forever into my memory, that night my lover was taken from me. As the clouds cleared and moved from sight I bathed in the heavenly glow of the pale moon light, whilst an angel cried hast thou gazed upon such a calming night. Calming indeed was it whilst in my human form, but as one well knows the calm comes right before the storm. As the moons rays wrapped around my skin I felt the beast stir from within. With one sharp pain in my chest so did begin this night of misery, as the transformation from man to beast happened almost instantly. Detached now was my mind and soul from my body as I lost control like Alice tumbling down the black endless rabbit hole. I was forced to bare witness to my claw as it tour open the entrance door like the rib cage of dear Eleanor. Up the stairs I went in a frantic bound, moving swiftly without making a sound. Opening the bedroom door my lover began to stir, upon the bed I lurched over her. A small drip of drawl escaped over my teeth, it's touch woke my lover laying underneath, her eyes opened but her fright was brief. Screaming at the beast who's control of my body was overpowering, as I could do nothing but watch it devouring the woman who's love for me had just began flowering. And so since that night I lay cowering in my house who's rooms forever continue narrowing. Empty though the house now lays, alone I am not, as within me the beast still stays.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2014




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Date: 10/7/2014 11:51:00 AM
Damien, Stopping by with a nice, sweet Welcome to Poetry Soup. I will get much delight, in reading and in time become familiar with your verse. As for now, I will greet you with the same smile, others passed, when I first join the soup 4 years ago. I wish you the best when it comes to your compositions. I hope you get to meet all the nice poets around here. Starting with me. SKAT :-) Please drop a hello and tell me a little about yourself if you wish. I would like to be your newest poetry soup "FRIEND" Hugs* SKAT
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Date: 9/29/2014 2:35:00 PM
wonderful imagery in this extremely descriptive write - i was gripped by your tale from start to finish:-) Hugs Jan xxx
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Date: 9/24/2014 6:36:00 PM
Damien, A nice warm WELCOME to poetry soup. I hope you enjoy the community. You'll find many friendly poets, who are ready to support and give positive feedback. I want to be the first to invite you on over, to the contest page. I OFFER MY CONTEST, in hopes it inspires you to write another poem. I'm looking forward to following you and your poetry:) Here's the link to the contest page. http://www.poetrysoup.com/poetry_contests/ <---~Take Care!! From: your new poet friend @-> LINDA <-@
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Date: 9/24/2014 10:30:00 AM
Wow what a wonderfully scary story Damien, had me from the first line. I like the way it held my attention for beginning to the end and gave me goose bumps too ha, ha, ha, enjoyed it so much. Thanks for sharing this story and all it's spooky imagery.....Sharon G. Welcome to Poetry soup
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Date: 9/24/2014 4:55:00 AM
- Warm welcome to PoetrySoup,Damien- I choose your first very well written poem - Nice to meet you! - Hope you will be satisfied with our "soup family" - we are many .. but has plenty of room for you too- Be kind and keep PoetrySoup as a haven -(Comment on the poetry of others and they will comment on yours.) Thank you for posted your words and thoughts here, I want to come back to read more another day. - oxox // Anne-Lise :)
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