Vampire Girl
Vampire girl wants sex now
Without guilt or risk
Without a broken heart,
Disease or shame
Vampire girl wants cookies
And cakes without sugar jitters,
Or fat in the wrong places.
Vampire girl wants art
That saturates the eye
and breaks the heart wide open
Without turpentine
And courting the elusive muse
Vampire girl wants epiphanies
Profound and grand
Without the meditation cushion
or pouring over ancient text
Vampire girl wants peace
From desire and craving.
Pure knowing, complete awareness.
Without realizing
that it is all here
right now.
7/07
I was walking to the art museum when this poem just fell into my mind. I stole away in a couryard and scrmabled to write it down on an envelope that I found in my purse. It's about becoming aware of that wanting part inside of me that craves peace and instant gratification. It's about becoming aware of it in a playful way rather than a judging way. I hadn't written anything in at least 18 years, all during my marriage. Then I get divorced and the muse comes for a visit, bearing gifts .
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