September 23, 2007 -- Bloofer, a.k.a. Elizabeth Milller, is recognized internationally for her expertise on Bram Stoker’s 1897 novel Dracula -- its origins in folklore, literature and history, as well as its influence on the cultrue of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. She's now started a blog.

A Dhampir in Balkan folklore is the child of a vampire father and a human mother, with vampire powers but none of the weaknesses. A dhampir is believed to have the unique ability to see vampires, even when these are invisible, and is unusually adept at killing them.

Come night,
Come brooding time of dark desires.

Come dark,
Come cool, safe place in which to hide.

Come lightening,
Come streak the sky with natures blaze.

Come thunder,
Come roar your power to the world below.

Come night,
Come give me life once more.

Raven
February 12, 2002

sometimes i lay back and stare up at the stars
sometimes i sit alone in my room and cry till no more tears can come
sometimes i am so lonely i could die
sometimes i try my best to cry
sometimes i cant hold it in anymore
sometimes i cant get up outta bed
sometimes i cant sleep at all
sometimes i cant wait to see the sun shine
sometimes i cant wait for the dark to envelope all
sometimes i just want to be alone
sometimes i cant wait to be surrounded by people
sometimes i look back on my life

Lost in a world I built myself
I'll hold it on my shoulders
A place for everyone else
Keep you safe as I can
Down in the darkness I will stay
To hold you in the light.

Lost in my world,
Wandering the land I shaped.
Empty...Lonely...No one to hold
Walking away...I watched you go
I'll keep to the shadows