30th Prompt from V Tsuion: A vampire moves to London

A drabble


Vampire


Nothing that's deemed to be secret stays secret,

no indiscretion is kept out of play,

house maids and house guests and 'trusted' companions

spill freely, if someone is willing to pay

over the odds for that thoughtless entreaty,

that youthful love letter, that brief hasty note,

the bill for that brooch,for those two theatre tickets,

that stray light blonde hair on that gentleman's coat.

The life blood is steadily drained from each victim,

he takes all there is, knows which threats hurt the most.

A black shadowed predator striding through London

as heartless and soulless as vampire or ghost…

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