Vamipire Dad

by

Global Haiku Traditions, 2017

AH = Alex Herrera
AP = Alexander Pratt
AT = Austin Taylor
BM = Benjamin Maynard
GLM = Georgia Martindale
KF = Kalli Farmer
LSC = Lane Casper
LC = Lucas Chatterton
MD = Maya Dougherty
MDL = Madeline Delano
MKL = Mia Klek
MK = Masha Kostic
MM = Mackenzie Martin
RMB = Randy Brooks
TD = Trey DeLuna

Vampire Dad

Father Lectures
over and over
a broken record

LC

stayed out past 12
broken curfew

MK

Finally in bed
covers over my head
hiding

MDL

The familiar screams
shake my bones

LSC

bedroom window
I gaze at the moon
he stares back

AT

that broken record
plays in my mind . . .
again and again

KF

•

The last words
my father told me
"I'm proud of you"

AH

The baby stares
blankly at me.

GLM

soft waves ebb
I admire
the fold in the day's hair

MM

The Frisbee
Tossed into the sunset

MKL

I used to play
with my dad
back then

TD

It's been too long
since I've seen him

AP

•

Blindly walking
In a abandoned field
new moon

MK

The assassin honed in
targets unknowing

AH

The vampire
is thirsty
blood

MDL

Fighting for my life
against an unknown stranger

LC

On the ground
my pounding head
rests on the wildflowers

MD

The sweet aroma
takes me into a dream

AT

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