BITE!

BITE !

There once was a vampire who fed
On a military man all dressed in red.
Swooping down, he tangled his bat wings
In what appeared to be nylon strings.
The soldier was startled, but he didn't run.
He just reached to his holster and took out a gun.
Unaffected by the point blank bullet,
The vampire sank his teeth into the soldier's gullet,
But instead of blood he tasted wood-sap.
The soldier collapsed mumbling "Mysteron trap."
The vampire spat and rinsed his mouth out.
The soldier was dead, of that he had no doubt,
Until he got up and started to walk about.
The vampire shot him, using his own gun,
And then the vampire started to run
But the corpse stood up again
Despite taking a bullet right through his brain.
The fact of the matter was easily deductible
The bugger was a puppet and indestructible.
Captain Scarlet yelled 'Spectrum is Green'
Within minutes Angel Interceptors were on the scene
Spreading illuminous vapour trails in the moonlight
Creating the sign of the cross in the sky just after midnight
Ageing quickly and turning to dust and almost gone,
The vampire's last words were "Who is Mister Ron?"

And next week on Jackanory
I'll tell you another gory story
About a vampire I know
Who had a go at Pinocchio.
Arthur Chappell