Consider this a public service
in case you have to deal with vampires.
I learned a revelation from
watching a vampire movie today:
that a silver bullet not only
dispatches snarling werewolves
but those of the vampiric persuasion
as well.
I learned, to my surprise, that hawthorn
is highly effective as a deterrent,
and if you strike or stick a vampire
with a branch or even a twig, it renders
the creature of the night helpless enough
to effortlessly drive anything resembling
a stake through its evil heart
or to escape from it.
Of course, the old standbys still work:
crosses, regular or with Jesus on them.
Garlic around doors and windows
and on your person.
Some say crystals and charms
work too, but I wouldn’t bet
your unvampirized soul on it.
Better to stick with the tried and true.
Bob Boyd