Graveyard Coffeehouse

Horror

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He held
Her trembling hand
As they ran
Through the forest
Sounds of shouting men
Barking dogs
In the distance
We could see
Their torches
The flames engulfing
Castle walls
A conflagration
Against the horizon
Shedding
Ghastly shadows
Angry cries
Of
Vengeance
Death to the Vampire
Rapidly
Getting near
As I held her
Voluptuous body
Close to mine
Looking in her eyes
Tears running down
Her pale cheeks
They will never take us
My love
I said firmly
This is my land
My dark castle
I whispered
My face
Close to hers
Consoling her
Pressing her torso
Against mine
Her ample bosom
Against my chest
As she leaned
Against
An ancient tree
That perhaps
Had witnessed
This scene before
Our destiny
Tonight
I could feel
Her heart
Beating staccato
As we stood there
Frozen
In silence
Cheek to cheek
I took
Her face
Fraught with worry
In my hands
Kissed her
Full lips
We
Embraced
For
What seemed
Like
Forever
Then we heard
The footsteps
Getting closer
Smelled
The burning flames
My love
She lamented
As I stepped
From within
The cover of darkness
Challenging
The vigilante horde
Screaming
It is I
Lord Dracula
Who dares
To attack me
Dies
This infernal
Black Night
In agony
Wretched mortals
Shrieks
Of terrified
Dying men
Accompanied
Dismembered
Bodies
Falling
One
By
One
Yet
The humans
Kept approaching
Fighting to the last
Surrounding
Preparing
Sharpened stakes
For the tortured
Organ
Within my chest
As the daggers fell
Finding their mark
I could feel
Her horror
As she cowered
In the distance
Hidden by foliage
A black veil
As I lay dying
Tasting Death
For the last time
She knew now
Our love
Was real
Eternal
The precious love
Only a vampire
Can give
For I had
Sacrificed
My very being
All my realm
That evening
For her alone
Making
Our love
Immortal
Set amongst
The stars
She also knew
She was
My executioner
Betrayer
Calling down
The enraged mob
To kill
The wretched monster
On the mountain
Horror
She sobbed
Horror
She thought
In silence
As the victors left
With their kill
Agonizing
How must
I now live
With this treachery
Tasting this Judas kiss
Always
For I
Remain
Still alive
Undead
The legacy
Of the nosferatu
Mine
Until the end
Of time
I will walk
Bearing this guilt
A
Vampire
Damned
Cursed
Immortal.