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49 Dance of the Vampire When you danced the dance of the vampires When chameleon-like you robe and disrobe When you have sold kith and kin To weigh down your pockets Look not around! All invitees search for other tasks They cannot come to the party Who wants to carouse with the vampire? There was a time … Yes! There was a time for chi-chatting A time for backstabbing And chickens must come home to roost Your seeds were defective … No! They were poisoned seeds Arsenic will only welcome death And you are not simply dead You are Death!! S-o-f-t-l-y you stole entrance Your sugared tongue admission fee As you swayed to the rhythm Dancing the dance of the vampires What music touched your soul? Was there ever a rhythm to your dance? The dance of no sound The music of no instrument Bow to your silence of destruction And drink of your own blood The story Bram dared not write! Buea, 2003 ...

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