he left his marks on me,

claws made of sun rays

scratching against my

brain every day. he sunk

his vampire teeth into

me, sucking up all the

love i'd given him and

turning into a bat to fly

away when i'd asked

for the same. he was

my eclipse, a son of

the sun but a soldier

of the shadows.

his memory plagued me more

than his gentle hands ever could.