“I am a vampire. I love what I am and I hate what I am. I wish to learn more about my nature, and I wish to cease all knowledge about everything and anything connected to the subject. I am a strong predator and a weak dependant all at the same time, and every day and moment varies. My self control has grown and shattered, has made me sane and brought insecurities, has made me doubt everything and accept everything, and has provided me with insight into myself. I have cared for others and I have hated others not for what they were, but for what I was not. I have fought myself and defended myself. Cursed myself and thanked myself. Ultimately, I have accepted myself and strengthened myself.

“Awakening is hard enough without the skepticism of the world surrounding you, and without the doubts that have infiltrated your mind thanks to the people around you. Knowing what you are takes so much time, so much learning, and so much control, that many people back away from it and suppress themselves with all their might, thus weakening their minds and breaking their wills. Some have no energy to defend themselves in front of themselves, and give off a very vulnerable vibe. How can one live without wishing to do so? How can one advance and surpass everything? How can one strive to better oneself if he sees nothing worth bettering himself for? What reason is there to try to be better if one does not allot himself the option to fail?

“We all have the ability to think, love, cry, and fight. We can all learn to accept who we are and increase our strength as well as our ability to help, destroy, nurture, or capture the essence of what in turn is life. Whether we feed off blood, or energy, or both, is a mere detail that best be forgotten sometimes. No one branch is better than the other, and the ones who believe so are mere fools. Neither one of the sides wants the complete annihilation of the other, despite of what some members of the sides seem to advocate. The views of some of the pieces may not necessarily reflect the views of the whole system, now do they? Sure we work differently. Don’t we all? Does a meat lover think a vegetarian is out of his mind? Some people do. But in return some vegetarians find the practice of eating meat as insane as any other strange idea. They all function differently, but at the end of the day, do they not all ingest food to help them live? Are they not as human as the other individual? Are they not as susceptible to disease? Vulnerable to natural disasters? Are they not both still human?

“Fact of the matter is, we’re all different, we’re all unique, and we’re all human. We are superior and inferior at the same time, and no one should tell you otherwise. Don’t be a sheep to preconceived notions about what’s right or wrong, normal or abnormal, acceptable and unacceptable. Draw your own conclusions, make your own choices. At the end of the day, we’re all in the dark here. There is no ultimate source of knowledge to dictate to the world. What we know, we know because someone had the courage to think for himself or herself, had the courage to stand up for what they believe, had the dedication to try to explain it to others, so that maybe they can find new ways of understanding themselves.

“We are vampires, don’t misunderstand. Literature cannot do us right. Literature cannot necessarily define us. No one bursts into flames. No one turns into bats. Most of us enjoy garlic, and most of us do not sleep in coffins. We are normal, human. We are unknown in society, and it is through our own personal beliefs and choices that we make ourselves known. It’s time people open their eyes and start trying to understand what has been sitting in plain sight, not hiding from them. It’s time to cooperate with each other and gain a better understanding of who we are as a society, do you not agree? Although different, we are all human. And as humans, should we not strive to better ourselves and our communities?

“I am a vampire, and my means of acquiring what I need is through the ingestion of blood. My best friend is a vampire, and he takes what he needs through the acquisition of energy. Our friend is a vampire, and she uses both means of feeding in order to satisfy her needs. We are different, but we are the same. Any questions?”