tied up by his words
poems strike making her gasp
she cries out for more
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bound her with his words
lashed her with his poetry
made her beg for more
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how it lures us on
chaotic thing we call love
lost we find ourselves
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tongue tiny traveler
over hills and silken plain
refuge in grotto
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odors of the earth
salty tang of ocean deeps
where life and love begin
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relinquishing power
presenting her offering
goddess to mortal
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you grew tired of me
long before we ever met
though I love you still
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of flowing silver
two bodies make one shadow
in mystic moonlight
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another day spent
in my thankless existence
hoping it's the last
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life's about sadness
duties and obligations
unpaid servitude
that's why i write of love
something i truly desire
but will never know
in words i shape it
my pretense or fantasy
to fit foolish dreams
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surrenders herself
to sinful deeds he offers
her body on fire
flames licking inside
willing martyr she arches
seeking punishment
kneeling supplicant
submitting to his desires
savors love's warm wine
Donovan Baldwin