shadows we didn't see

darting from shadow to shadow
like the universe's
most immaculate vampire
but you had a heartbeat
and worse
you had a heart
and it belonged to a dead woman
and you were still fighting
a war long over
to keep her alive
to keep her human
while your life
your humanity
were slowly slipping away
and we never noticed
didn't see the shadows
under your eyes
until they were
rearing up to push our heads
deep down under the water
we never saw
and now
now its too late