Werewolf

This was written at the beginning of 2001 in my first year of university when I started studying a module which included gothic literature. My eyes had been opened at that point to even more characters apart from vampires which I had some experience of via literature prior to the course.

Werewolf:

We seek him here and there -
In fact, almost everywhere!
The person who suffers the torturous
Metamorphosis from man to beast.
It all takes place under the full moon,
But they never know exactly when
The painful experience will begin.
When it starts, their eyes are drawn upwards
To that fateful moon with her powerful silver rays
Which pour into the victim's eyes like water.
Muscles contract faster than normal
With pain. Eyes dilate, pointed teeth grow
And fur covers all the body.
He's on the prowl now!
Striking everything in it's path.
Unbeknown to mere mortals, more victims
Are taken every month when the moon is full.
With one single bite, the victim
Is cursed with this eternal metamorphosis!
No one is safe! There's nowhere to run!
No Michael Jackson video! Just real life!