A Tiny Vampire I Met On the Bus

I was glad to find out
she was a vampire -
I only found this out much later -
the small woman
who got on the bus with me.

She seemed so small and thin -
no shoes - that was strange -
and vulnerable.

Had she not been so powerful
she would have been the victim...
and I did nothing,
at first,
though I could feel it in my gut
that something
was going to happen to her
when those three guys
got off the bus and began
following her.
And it was dark.

But I was no hero...
what could I do?
I had to get off the bus
and so I got off at the next stop,
and began walking back
in the direction of the last stop.

It was too dark.
Then I saw her up ahead
walking alone.

I wanted to ask her
what happened
but when she turned my way
there below the street light
I was certain I saw blood
around her mouth
and her eyes flashed
as if they were glowing.

I suddenly turned and ran,
praying she wouldn't recognize me,
wouldn't come after me,
wouldn't know where I lived,
wouldn't think about me
or ever find me.

I suppose she knew
no one would believe me
even if I told what I thought
I saw.