Under a pale moon
Hidden in velvet darkness
She lay
Silent, still
A whisper of breath rising from her lips
A heart beat
Thumping chaotically
Waiting for the moment of release

In shadows he had waited
She was fresh, young, free
Pure of blood
Wide eyed and innocent
A mother's shy little girl
But he would change her

Only a dream
Her terrified heart sang
She whispered to herself
Softly, slowly
Not me,
It's all a dream
No monsters under the bed
No monsters in the swirling darkness

Her body sighed
A final defeated breath
A single crystal tear
Dripping slowly from her pale cheeks
Snatched from a golden life

One kiss of those blood lips
One look in hypnotic eyes
A surrender of innocence as she lay
Soft and delicate in strong arms
Falling into a world of dream and sleep
In love with an immortal kiss
 

ŠK.B, 2004