Vampire

VAMPIRE I’ll tell you of Willard Van Drood An alarmingly strange young dude Young Willard, to all, seemed so harmless Was so freaking plain, utterly charmless Kids might ask him out to play But young Willard always slept all day At night when sister went off to bed Willard crept around the house instead The lad was so very bony and tall Was never seen to eat at all Light afoot he seemed to glide In and out, just loved to hide Sister Suzy, as usual, fast asleep Didn’t see weird Willard peep No one heard poor Suzy cry The police found her body white and dry When mother asked where Willard had been Willard mounted a toothy grin “Mother, dear, I couldn’t sleep Nothing came of counting sheep Then I had this awful thirst I tell you mom I must be cursed I gave old dad a goodnight peck Under his chin, right on his neck When I left his eyes were open wide His fist clenched, tight, by his side” Young Willard hung his head in shame Then did his mom the very same