Righteous
I found her first at evening Prayer
Inside the small stone church
So shoulder-stooped, so wan with care
The object of my search
She would not heed my tale at first
I'm told it's often so
She neither fought nor cried nor cursed
She just simply answered, "No."
Just "No" and turned
I ran behind to ask, "How can you know?"
"For God is good, and God is kind, and would not curse me so."
But she could not for long deny
The power in her veins
She said, "Christ suffered--so shall I to thank him for his pains."
And she she trained; she studied, fought, preparing for her war
She soaked up all that could be taught and still desired more
No longer pale, but flush with life she strengthened every day
Young men, on hunt to find a wife, surprised, looked her way
But like a nun, she'd none of love
She could not be seduced
For she had Him who reigned above
And more, she had St Just
St Just had been a vampire long before my father's birth
And where he went came Hell along to burn the cursed earth
And word throughout the village spread
As I'd already learned
The neighboring towns lay bathed in red
St Just had this way turned
They huddled in the darkening church
Their terrors running wild
Til softly, from his stony perch
The Reverened Father smiled
"The shephered does not leave behind the lamb that tiring, falls
And God is good, and God is kind
He will protect these walls."
The walls withstood St Just, it's true
He could not smash them in
But since he's learned to climb, he knew he'd have the meat within
It Started by the eastern gate
One family, still abed
Their child cried out for help--too late
And fear like fire spread
"To Arms!" the men were called, but none was man enough to fight
In St Just's way there stood but one
One maiden, dressed in white
And those that dared to look that night
A glorious tale could tell
The girl who faced the devil's might
And sent him back to Hell
His brothers, hissing, vengeance vowed
As from the town they fled
"We'll break you girl! We'll see you killed!'
"Please try" was all she said
And so the gates were shut upon the creatures of the night
But still the danger was not gone
Still all was not yet right
"Beware!" in toned the wild-eyed priest
His voice at fever pitch
"A vampire is a heinous beast, But worse yet...is a witch!"
"That girl has power like none before
Tis evil St Paul
She walks with darkness, Satan's whore
She's here to damn us all!"
"There's but one way to save this town
And Please our heavenly sire
To bring the wanton woman down"
"And purge her soul with fire!:
For most, it does not last so long
The smoke their breath will take
But she was strong, so very strong
She burned up wide awake
I brought her this, this great reward
With talk of Destiny
She cried out, "Father! Help me, Lord!"
But kept her eyes on me
The town made merry, gambled, dined
They'd nothing now to fear
They burned the darkness from my mind
The world at last was clear
For God is good...
And God is kind...
But he's not welcome here