The New Vampires

The new vampires
are everywhere
you turn, you see them
on cable tv, in movies,
magazines, a slew of books,
and they seem so civilized
and normal, not like
the dracula of old with his
silly accent and cape,
a cheap tuxedo, his powdered
face and false fangs.
The new vampires, the men
and women, are so well
groomed, beautiful and sexy,
apparently the new breed
watches their weight
and work out, not an ounce
of fat on any of them, they're
not just like us, but better,
and except for the blood
sucking thing, and being
dead and having to stay
all day in a dirt coffin until
the sun sets, they seem
like reasonable creatures,
even conversational.
behaved and intelligent,
well read, with a set
of moral codes not unlike
our own. I envy the strength
they have, the ability to fly
and turn into bats, or wolves.
their hypnotic powers that
can make you do things that
you wouldn't ordinarily do.
I think if given half a chance
that I could fall in love with
one of these new vampires.