So now you know
where vampires get their charm
it’s not a spell
no “look into my eyes” hypnosis
theirs is the real deal
derived from their curse:
– no tanning on the beach
no savoring Italian-bread
no greeting their own reflection
centuries away from — pimples, baggy eyes, depleted cheeks
put their minds at ease & earned them
an overflowing confidence
that’s why we do
everything they say
for we are drawn to those
with no need for a mirror
too full of themselves to
check what others see
too bent on molding the world
to let themselves be
molded in return
WM is the author of a surreal short story collection, Kennel-born, out from Thirty West in the summer of 2018. His work has popped out here and there in Litro, Geometry, and elsewhere. Drop him a line @WillemMyra