Light stealthily, silently creeping

Through my coffin lid its seeping

Swiftly, swiftly, down I lay                                                  

Lower the lid, block out the day

Celestial sun is death to me

I hide away so my eyes don’t see

The rays of gold that would pierce my heart

Destroy my soul, tear my limbs apart

In my home there’s all that I need

To survive the day. At night I feed

On creatures small, on humans tall

On children, women, men, yes all

The world’s not safe from me

When night time comes and I’m hungry

For blood, for life, I do not care

For families or the things they share

My light is night, darkness my cover

As I lay to rest a child or lover

But I will choose which one shall live

I will choose to whom I give

The gift of sweet eternity

To be spent as a vampire such as me

For now I have the softest bed

Satin pillows to rest my head

Safe from that burning, piercing light

I close my eyes and wait for night.