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         On “Dracula” by Bram Stoker

I may go mad, 

if not mad already

dreadfulness lurks—

I look for safety 

in a merciful God,

for repose.

My own brain frightened me.

Moonlight, 

in the wide expanse,

gave me a sense of freedom

in the midst of 

remorseless wars.

I composed myself.