Today’s random poem was greatly inspired by Anne Rice’s works, and her books have always had a place in my mind.  Creating such stunning imagery, the words today just fit for me to create a little story and a tribute to her creations.  Today’s random poem included 13 words (in blue) provided by my followers on twitter, if you want to participate in my random twitter poems just contact me on twitter @dragonblogger, I play every weekday.

Thanks to the following people for submitting the random words today:  (Words are in parenthesis)
@coach_gold (table)
@coyotesqrl (resonate)
@SurfCityJay (downpour)
@lejonprime (schist)
@netta50 (dare)
@benjphoto (exsanguinate)
@azredneck (Turkish)
@jmedvm (erasable)
@dirkjohnson (Curve)
@RichLovatt (Behemoth)
@KnightDiver (reciprocate)
@jlp4u3 (superficial)
@crimsong19 (final)

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The Vampire and Me

I invited him this dark and stormy night
We sat at round oak table discussing our fate
My fate was in my hands and this choice was mine
My life was about to take a curve with no turn back

Then the creature once of Turkish descent spoke
I could feel his voice resonate in my mind
Are you sure you dare choose this life?
There is no turning back from this fate

Your former life must be completely erasable
Nobody can know you anymore and you will be dead
Rising again in undeath to forever live in darkness
We shall reciprocate this gift of blood if you still choose

I agreed once again, I had made my choice
The price was small compared to the power of immortality
The vampire smiled at me and rising from his chair
He towered over me like a great undead behemoth

With a movement so fast I caught nothing but a blur
I felt a prick upon my neck sending chills up my spine
The wound at first I thought superficial and small
Then I noticed how wrong I really was

Blood sprayed the nearby table in a torrential downpour
The polished schist floor collecting dots of rouge
I would have to act quickly or I would exsanguinate
The vampire watched silently with nothing but a smile

I collapsed then my knees buckling beneath me
Why do I feel as if I had been tricked
My vision became fuzzy the vampire was moving toward me
I heard but one word echo from his lips

Now bite and drink and become one with me
My last action was to sink my teeth and grip
Icy cold flesh feeling like rubber between my lips
Thick black blood so cold it burned my throat

But I drank with the force and fury of my final act
Choking and wanting to vomit I held it down
Then my body went slack and my head hit the floor
My vision blacked out and I was sure I was no more

A moment later my dining room was before me
Not a trace of blood or a disheveled chair at all
I sat at a table with a pen in my hand a book under my gaze
Scribbled notes upon the pages and a title above the rest

The Vampire And Me

Poem by Dragon Blogger

Today the words coalesced for me into a sad poem that puts the reader into the mind of someone trapped in a coma.  This poem was created based on 10 random words provided on twitter by some of my followers.   If you enjoy my poetry please vote for my poem on BlogNetAwards, register and click the # of stars you rate my poetry blog.

The people who submitted and their words are listed below.  Thanks to the following people who contributed today:

@coach_gold (savor)
@azredneck (perishable)
@coyotesqrl (daffy)
@amh615 (impertinence)
@SurfCityJay (gratuitous)
@nipplelicious (comatose)
@blm03 (shopping)
@benjphoto (fractious)
@kcarruthers (vicarious)
@cheth  (swing)

The World Passes Me By

Wake me from this comatose state
My mind can waste away, my body is perishable
Time elapses without a thought
What I would give to savor life
Instead trapped within a dream
In a hospital bed of white linen

You have bestowed such gratuitous care
Thinking of nothing but my well being
This condition an utter impertinence
Our lives scarred while time stands still
I feel you close and feel your despair
Yet unable show the slightest response

I miss the daffy way we danced on the grass
The laughter the joy and even the pain
We used to hold hands and swing them high
Showing the world without a care
I miss the nights spent on white satin
I miss pressing my palm to your face

I want you to move on and not share my fate
Because I am trapped here in this state
You should be out shopping for happiness
Find another to heal your soul and mind
You do not suffer in this vicarious inert state
If I could tell you these things to your face

I would only put you in a fractious frame of mind
You would argue you are here until the end
Arguing would be a blessing a welcome gift
Instead I lie here wondering why
Why you and I both suffer
As the world passes me by

-Poem by Dragon Blogger

Today’s random poem had the highest number of provided random words ever at 14 completely random words highlighted in blue.  Many people contributed today many of which are 1st time players in my random twitter poem game, a big thank you to the following people:  @Miragi, @cheth, @sheakoshan, @coyotesqrl, @mebanded, @SurfCityJay, @jlp4u3, @Thyme2dream, @jmedvm, @SocialMind, @TheDailyBlonde, @or1gb1u3, @lejonprime, @reginasuniverse

Bounty On Her Heart

Princes and Kings have tried and failed
To win this free woman’s heart for them
She cannot be won some say she is a restless spirit
A soul with no mate a heart with no shape

Some have offered her silver and gold
Others castles, kingdoms and pieces of land
Her loves cost cannot be summed with calculator
She takes offense to those who try

Infantile men wounded by rejection
Are driven into flashing fits of rage
Threats against her friends and relatives
Are something she sometimes endures

What is it about her some would say
That instills a propensity to fall in love
If you are clever enough to make her smile
You would be blessed to feel so copesetic

Her incandescent beauty radiates bright
Drawn from the energy of a thousands suns
Some would consider her seduction burlesque
Most however find the flavor delicious

A touch by her hand can induce a catatonic state
Lets you have the fortitude to withstand
Something unnatural and ageless about this girl
Which is why the world wants her hand with no exemption

Spitting image of a goddess turned mortal
Flowers grow wherever she walks
Feel her presence and you will understand
Why there is a bounty on her heart

-Poem by Dragon Blogger

Today’s twitter poem contest consisted of 9 provided words which are highlighted in blue and were provided by the following 7 people:  @SurfCityJay, @lejonprime, @coyotesqrl, @Ramona_w, @summerbreeze80, @coach_gold, @cheth

We again had some new contributors today and some of my regular contributors, if you want to participate in my Monday through Friday twitter poem creation contest, just contact me on twitter @dragonblogger, and send me a random word on a weekday morning.

Attack On The Outpost

The horrors I have seen when an Apache scalped my mate
and wore his scull cap like a gruesome hat
The soldiers were fighting to defend this outpost
The Indians were too numerous and our forces succumbed

Arrows soaring through the air like rain
There would be no rainbow after this storm
This ramshackle structure was our last hope
We prayed it held up against the onslaught

Then what we least expected came
A solicitation of peace was offered
It was too early for a celebration we warned
But their communication and ruse was a success

They lured out our men with promises of hope
Put down our rifles and sabers they barked
Our men were too desperate to see the truth
When we complied, we were slaughtered like sheep

-Poem by Dragon Blogger

Today’s random poem came together with a theme about dysfunctional families and six people contributed a total of 8 words which are highlighted in blue (one person submitted 3 words and I decided to use all 3).  Thanks to the following people for providing words today:  @izealove, @wizard1974uk, @jmedvm, @coyotesqrl, @lejonprime, @SurfCityJay

Dysfunctional Family Reunion

A family gathering held but once a year
At a table that serves both chicken and steer

Corpulent people fight over trivial matters
An argument ensue and watermelon splatters

What should be a source of felicity
Instead crumbles to delusional animosity

A shout and a scream as someone pitches a fit
Your mouth filled with water your gurgle and spit

The incumbent member of this household speaks
In an ostentatious display of emotion he shrieks

To some this commotion would draw several tears
But the same gathering occurs year after year

Love them or hate them they are family
And you are a branch that grew onto this tree

-Poem by Dragon Blogger

PS.  If you want to participate, you can Tweet me random words every weekday between 9am and 11am and I will usually be crafting a poem in that general time frame.   Just tweet me @dragonblogger on twitter my friends.

-Dragon Blogger

I had some new contributors today and had a total of 9 random words provided to me from twitter which was the most number of random words so far in a single poem.  The random words are highlighted in blue, I also tried to accomodate some people suggesting a rain theme, dark theme, light theme and blended it all into one poem.  Thanks to the following people for providing me words:  @bteddern,@craftyGAgal, @summerbreeze80, @wizard1974uk, @SurfCityJay, @coyotesqrl, @lejonprime, @Benjphoto, @IntegralChaotic

Wash Away These Troubles

Don’t discount the act of rain
cleansing the skies and your worries away
the wind spiralling the water around you
cast away your umbrellas and be baptized

If you were angry let it be washed away
If you were sad drown your tears in the downpour
Let purity trickle from your fingers
The water cleanses despair from your body

The rain drops an infinite enumeration
Rectify your woes as the water does drought
So enjoy this tryst in the rain
Let it cleanse the boondocks around you

As your mind clears and your spirits soar
surfing through the sky your imagination lifts
as a digital traveler searching through firefox
you find a destination that untangles this web

You blink and awareness sets back in
drenched from head to toe you feel different
no more heavy heart and no more fears
your world is brought back into symmetry

-Poem by Dragon Blogger

This poem today was voted to be a light poem and consisted from 7 words (highlighted in blue) provided to me by my twitter friends.  Thanks to the following people for providing me with a word today:  @summerbreeze80, @SJohnson85, @lejonprime, @reginasuniverse, @wizard1974uk, @coyotesqrl, @SurfCityJay

Coming Out Of Your Cocoon

You simple and sanguine little creature
Spending your days growing rotund
Feasting from the flora of the world
Foraging and finding the food yourself
For there is no pie maker to make life easy

When you are gorged to completion
And can swallow no more
You wrap yourself in this silk
This body is now superfluous
And you prepare for your metamorphosis

Barely a whisper from the silk that splits
And you emerge from your cocoon at last
All those around you are stunned to silence
By such colorful and resplendent wings
Your new life begins and you never look back

Poem by Dragon Blogger

This poem today was crafted from 6 words provided (highlighted in blue) by the following twitter people:  @siteminder, @miriella, @SurfCityJay, @Coyotesqrl, @azredneck, @reginasuniverse

End This War With A Pact

This war we fight leaves both sides drained
Our will crumbles like a stale old saltine
A ceasefire ensues so we can pursue another path

We bring to the table all our hopes and fears
Afraid each will try to finagle this treaty
After pondering for hours we decide to move forward

Let us unite into a new federation
So tractor your leaders and followers alike
bring them forth so that we may reach this concord

Read and sign this paper into a contract
Bring forth our alliance and peace to all
A new day begins and we delight that we are now brothers

Poem by Dragon Blogger

Today’s twitter poem consisted of seven words and I felt like writing a dark poem even before the words came in and it flowed even better with some of the provided words today. Let me know how this poem came out.

Loathing The World

With a lack of will and at a dreadful pace
You spread your hatred and loathing of time and space
While your hopes and dreams soar like an airplane
my crushing bitterness will end this soiree

You taste the bitter irony of the situation
which stings your tastebuds like raw mustard seed
you yourself never used to be this way
with your hyper negativity and pessimistic tendencies

There is no reason for this capricious nature
what are the reasons to spew such vile words
and strike out against those who would try and help you
Anger and intolerence are your soliloquy alone

The world is a vampire and all you want to do is feed it blood
blood of the innocent, blood of the meek
blood of the strong and blood of the weak
and when the world is satiated let the darkness come

-Poem by Dragon Blogger

Thanks to the following people on twitter who provided me with today’s random words:  @reginasuniverse, @miriella, @wizard1974uk, @lejonprime, @azredneck and @Imantion (who provided 2 words).