tequila sunrise

i woke up
the other morning
in bed with a
vampire, but the
sun wasn't quite
up, so she hadn't
turned into dust
or flames quite
yet. i shook her
awake and pointed
towards the window,
held the clock
up to her blurry
eyes. i could still
smell the tequila
on her breath,
just five
more minutes she
said, and hit the
snooze button. she
lay her head back
down as the sun
began to creep
slowly over the
horizon, shooting
soft trails of new
light into the room.
but still she kept
sleeping, and even
after she began to
smolder a little
there was nothing
i could do but
get the fire
extinguisher. it
was a great date
up until that point.