SO NEAR TO MY MORTAL SELF, LOUIS

To be alone with you
Is to feel the ecstasy
I have never known in my mortal years
Divulge to me your secrets, your ancient truths
Let us be teachers to one another
As our God-forsaken journey continues
You say he never told you about it
Never explained any of it
But we are different
Our love flows purely
And shines through the darkest depths of this curse
Yes, he was true evil
But you are not
And your only love at that time
She accused you of murder
He reduced her to ash
She's gone now
And I'm here, willing to take her place

The one who gave you the dark gift
Did not fully understand its potential
Decades passed from that first night
Then we exchanged our first frightened glances
I was unaware then of what you are now
What you had been then
And have been since he made you
But now, you have given me the gift
And I do not begrudge you
And though it is darker than anything
You have also given me knowledge

We hunt together
Night after night
Side by side
Day after day
Pressed chest to chest
When we slumber in our casket
My Louis, my love for you
Encompasses everything
My every function is in some relation to you
To drink from you is to feel pure love
Liquid lust

I am but a fledgeling now
In time, I will do anything for you
Always will we be together
Always will our love dominate

These verses are for you, my love
My Louie
My flesh and my blood
Belong only to you
Your vampiric daughter,
Claudia