Embrace of the vampire
like my name was Alyssa
I came right to You on command
in the middle of the night
and I dared You
to put a spell on me
so I could break it; reshape it
and re-gift it. Sorry, I was all out
of bows and ribbons. Just maybe,
I dared You
to hack my heaven, blacken me,
drag me through your hell
and your red flag-labyrinth of shit
My soul doesn't own any
white flags. I don't wave and glitch
and flop like the other fish out of water
I could really rip out your bored fangs
with my bolt-cutting
words. And You did it...
You drained me
with your double life-kink
Yes, I got what I asked for
I'm a poet so,
I wasn't born a good girl;
Born to dig the coffin boys
and You didn't disappoint
so I could wake up the next day
more like You, but
not quite. I was now a daywalker
nightclubbing inside my daydreaming
about the curse and the blessing
and how we must experience
both sides. I forgive You
for thinking
You could have my heart
all for yourself, as I dared You
nightclubbing inside my daydreaming
about the curse and the blessing
and how we must experience
both sides. I forgive You
for thinking
You could have my heart
all for yourself, as I dared You
because You never chose truth.
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Casey Renee Kiser is a punk poet with a horror-quirk-twist. Her new release Altered States of The Unflinching Souls with fellow indie poet, J. J. Campbell is due out late Summer 2024, and Confessions of A D3AD Petal early Spring 2025. She runs a small independent press in Kentucky.