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 happpened

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,

preying 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.