Lawrence: As to being human there may be some
doubt . . .
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Vampire’s Villanelle
Walking in darkness is a welcome relief: What’s held in darkness is harder to steal. The cover of daylight hides many a thief.
What’s stored in the daylight is lost to belief; A heart is betrayed by the hope it would seal. Walking in darkness is a welcome relief.
So many dark losses but yours is the chief. Diamonds may glitter but which one is real? The cover of darkness hides many a thief.
Glow worms sleep shadowed under a leaf. Daylight denies what darkness can feel. Walking in darkness is a welcome relief.
The sea stows its treasures under the reef. Stars wait behind the sun’s blinding wheel. The cover of daylight hides many a thief.
There’s no place in daytime for the darkness of grief. The sun cannot light what the moon would conceal. Walking in darkness is a welcome relief. The cover of daylight hides many a thief.
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