Once

worth diamonds

now only

worth the time

it takes to escape from

oh the lie

that lies inside

an antique frame

that moonlit mirror

watching prideful eyes

waver

between bloody hunger

vanity

and whispered confession

soon the night will walk

in deadly cadence

wearing a designer suit

and matching cufflinks

charming

at the Halloween party

waiting like a gentleman

stealing kisses in an alley

leaving corpses

staring at the morning

papers and their terror

as stolen lifeblood

moisturizes

his now tender skin

fully beautiful

normal

again