Sunday, November 22, 2009

MYTHOLOGY 101 WITH HAFJAK AND SON THIS WEEK VAMPIRES BY HAFJAK DIVIZ

WERE WALKING THE DOG
ME AND MY BOYS
ITS NIGHTTIME AND ITS DARK
MY OLDER SON
HES SCARED
ASKS ME
IS THERE SUCH A THING AS VAMPIRES

I LOVE IT WHEN HE ASKS ME THESE QUESTIONS
THEY ARE SO BASIC AND TRUE
THEY GET MY MIND ON A SIMPLE TRACK
AND IM ALWAYS SURPRISED BY MY ANSWER

I HOLD HIS HAND
WATCH MY DOG SQUAT
SEE IF THERES ANYTHING TO PICK UP
PAT MY POCKET
YES I BROUGHT A BAG

MY ANSWER TO HIM IS SHORT
WEVE TALKED ABOUT THIS BEFORE

NO I SAY
THERES NO SUCH THING AS REAL VAMPIRES

THE KIND HE SAYS
THAT SUCK YOUR BLOOD

THATS RIGHT I SAY
A VAMPIRE IS JUST A MYTH A SYMBOL
A FAIRY TALE TOLD TO TEACH OTHERS
WHAT TO WATCH OUT FOR IN LIFE

LIKE A VAMPIRE COULD BE A GUY
WHO STEALS ALL YOUR MONEY FROM YOU HE SAYS

WOW
WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT THIS BEFORE

YEAH I SAY
A VAMPIRE COULD BE A GUY WHO BORROWS MONEY FROM YOU
AND NEVER PAYS YOU BACK
KEEPS BORROWING MONEY FROM YOU
YOU GO POOR
HE DITCHES YOU TO BORROW MONEY FROM THE NEXT GUY
A LEECH
SOMEONE WHO IN SOME WAY
SUCKS THE LIFE OUT OF YOU FOR HIS SURVIVAL

REDUCING THE BIG BAD MONSTER
TO AN ANNOYING PERSON
SATISFIES MY BOY
WE FINISH THE WALK
GO INSIDE

I CONTINUE TO PONDER THE SUBJECT

ITS FUNNY HOW VAMPIRES HAVE BECOME SO SEXY AND POWERFUL
IN MODERN IMAGERY
BUT THE KERNEL OF TRUTH IN THEIR MYTH
IS THAT THEYRE LEECHES
PARASITES
ALL THEIR BEAUTY STRENGTH AND POWER
USED TO FEED ON YOU

OR THATS HOW I INTERPRETED THIS MYTH FOR MY BOY

IN THE BRAM STOKER NOVEL
THE VAMPIRE AND HIS MINIONS
REPRESENTED INFECTION ADDICTION THEFT
FOREIGN INVASION

NOWADAYS
I BELIEVE MORE IN THE JUDITH ORLOFF
PSYCHIC VAMPIRE
THINK I AM ONE
I THINK WE ALL ARE IN SOME WAY
US GROUPS OF PEOPLE
FEEDING ON EACH OTHER
TAKING FROM EACH OTHER
DO WE GIVE

I BELIEVE IN FINANCIAL VAMPIRES

IN THE DRACULA NOVEL
THE BLOOD IS THE LIFE

IN THE NEW MILLENNIUM
THE MONEY IS THE LIFE
AND EVERY EMAIL IN MY INBOX
EVERY CATALOGUE AND BILL IN THE MAILBOX
EVERY MESSAGE IN MY CELLPHONE
EVERY BILLBOARD AD
EVERY BUS BENCH AD
EVERY STOREFRONT SIGN
EVERY TELEVISION AND RADIO COMMERCIAL
EVERY INTERNET AND BLOG AD
EVERY STORE MEMBERSHIP
EVERY CREDIT COMPANY

WANTS MY MONEY
WANTS TO FEED ON MY BANK ACCOUNT

THOSE ARE A COUPLE OF WAYS
TO INTERPRET THE VAMPIRE MYTH IN MODERN TIMES

IM GONNA WATCH THE DELUXE TWO DISC EDITION OF TWILIGHT
TO CLEAR MY PALETTE OF THIS POEM

WEREWOLVES UP NEXT

JAK
OVER AND
OFF

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