Jezebel

by Jessica Hulsey

I look him directly in the eyes so
he thinks
I’m telling the truth.
He is everything and he is the world.
He is mine.
I am his.
I let him believe every word.
I’m a succubus who hunts
and devours the hearts of men.
I spare no one.

I know it is abominable as
I tell him of
my love,
of my heartache,
and then I make him feel it too.
He is mine.
I am his.
I’m a demon who hunts
and steals the souls of men.
I spare no one.

I let my lies captivate him and
fill him
with a false sense of passion.
I feel nothing as I turn him into
another secret
another victim
another broken man.
He is mine.
I am a vampire who hunts
and drinks the blood of men.
I spare no one.