The vampire must sleep

The vampire must sleep
His blanket: darkness
His pillow: oblivion
His companion: the night

The vampire must sleep
His age old tears frozen
Sleep so like death:
Denied, hated and longed for

The vampire must sleep
Hiding from the sun
From time
Veiled in lonely agelessness

The vampire must sleep
Nursed by darkness
Friendless
Alone in his eternity

The vampire must sleep
Longing for the happiness
Promised by death
Denied by his shadow life

The vampire must sleep
Craving death
Thirsting life
Hungering to be real

The vampire must sleep..ALONE!
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