Vampiric verses

by T.P. Wilkinson / August 30th, 2020

Vaccines from bloodsuckers
Some think it’s the day
for fear of the sun
they dormant and dead
coffin-bound and putrid stay
Those who wait for night’s sleep
seek their targets with deceit
Vampires bleed with stealth,
trafficking in stolen health.

• “Os Vampiros”, a song by Portuguese composer, singer, and revolutionary Jose “Zeca” Afonso (1929-1987)

T.P. Wilkinson, Dr. rer. pol. writes, teaches History and English, directs theatre and coaches cricket between the cradles of Heine and Saramago. He is author of Unbecoming American: A War Memoir and also Church Clothes, Land, Mission and the End of Apartheid in South Africa. Read other articles by T.P..

This article was posted on Sunday, August 30th, 2020 at 8:02am and is filed under Poetry.